BC-DX 280 31 Dec 1996 ANGUILLA New 6090 kHz Carib

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BC-DX 280
31 Dec 1996
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ANGUILLA
New 6090 kHz Caribbean Beacon 0610 //5935 (non Aguilla, via WWCR) Cr. Gene
Scott talking about first night. Broadcasting only at nights with 80 kW while testing
tx. They will announce day freq on Sun, Dec 29. Asking for reception reports. Recheck
0735 UTC and they were gone. (Hans Johnson-USA, Dec 28)
Thanks to a tip from Hans Johnson and Cumbre DX, 6090 kHz Caribbean Beacon noted with an
open carrier at 0340 UTC, audio started 0400 UTC sharp //WWCR-5035, and the first 10
minutes Scott was asking for telephone reports on the signal. Here on the NRD-535D, on
the high 300-ft inverted-L it is +50dB/s9, the low 50-ft doublet (with the high skywave
angle) it is +60dB/s9. Telephone reports started up coast to coast by 0413 UTC. Hardly
difficult. (Tom Sundstrom-NJ, 29 Dec)
6090 kHz - 0410 UTC, rock mx, Dr. Scott talking about the new txer, saying at one point
it was "just shy of" 75 kw, at another 80 kw, "100% modulation." Invited calls to their
usual phone numbers, and ran down the calls they had been getting from listeners, mostly
west coasters, TX, KS, etc, all of whom seemed to be having better reception than I was.
Good strength, though I would have expected better; a hum on the signal; and a bad fqy
in my area, with splatter in both directions from DW powerhouses on 6085 and 6100 until
DW closes at 0600. Better, and dominant, thereafter, but nowhere near as good as the
//WWCR-5935 signal. Anncd fqy as 6090 kHz; this was apparently one of the test fqys rptd
some time back. The daytime test fqy was reported then as 11775 kHz, so perhaps that is
what they will be using daytimes. Also gave their website URL,
http://www.drgenescott.org
I checked it out, but nothing there about Anguilla SW.
Dan Henderson called this afternoon, Dec 29 around 2200 UTC if I remember correctly, at
which time he was hearing Caribbean Beacon very well on 11775 kHz. I tried it here and
it was very good, although the audio could have used a little sharpening. (Jerry BergMA, in NU Dec 29)
GUAM
- PACIFIC DX REPORT:
Saturdays: 0940
11830
Mondays:
1615
11580
Tuesdays: 0858-0905 15200
On KTWR, Guam South Pacific (first release);
South Asia;
The Far East (new time).
The DX news within PDXR is sponsored and provided by EDXP, and special EDXP QSLs are
available for correct reports. Return postage would be appreciated. Reports should be
sent to Bob Padula, 404 Mont Albert Road, Surrey Hills, Victoria 3127, Australia. (EDXP
Dec 30)
MALI
RTM Bamako playing typical AF local mx strong now in our European mornings, noted
around 0758-1000 UTC [but continuing til 1757] on odd 7283.9 kHz, even 9635, and
v11959.9 kHz. (WB Dec 30)
MONGOLIA
Mr. Batbayar Demchig of Radio Ulaanbaatar took part on DX Meeting of SWLC
Saar in Merchweiler on Nov 17/18. He is a collaborator in RUB's English section, amongst
Mr. David O'Connor fr Australia, and Alimaa and Bolor from Mongolia. 1330-1400 UTC to
AUS on 12085 kHz, 1530-1600 to AS & EUR on 9745 & 12985, 1930-2000 to EUR on 9745 &
12085.
Russian collaborators: Lhagvadulam and Bolormaa, 1000 & 1400 12085, 1900-1930 9745 &
12085.
Chinese collaborators: Bujanshargal, Suwd, Okhinoo, Uranchimeg, Burgilmaa, Monkhjargal,
and one person from CRI's Mongolian sce. 1100 & 1300 12085.
Japanese sce collaborators: Burmaa, Dunai, Odonchimeg, and Yasumi Inose from NHK Tokyo.
1030 & 1200 12085.
Chief of foreign sce is Mrs. Narantuya, further collaborators on central service are
Khurelbataar, Naidandorj, Tumennast, and Bayarmaa.
Foreign sce is using tx installations at Khonkhor, 25 kms east of Ulaanbataar. Two SW
txs, 1 @ 250 kW, 1 @ 50 kW. 250 kW unit can be fed into three curtain antennas in the
following directions: 126 degr to EAS & PAC, 178 degr to AUS/NZL, 220 degr to SoAS.
50 kW unit is used for separate EUR antenna outlet at 279 degrees.
In 1994 all reflectors on the AUS beam have been removed, so the antenna pattern is
extended to both sides now, towards NoSiberia and Australia. Subsequent removing all
reflectors of the 126 degr antenna would
resulting in better EUR target coverage, this is under cosideration now. SoAsia sce via
220 degr antenna giving solid signals also in Ea & SoAF.
EaAS target signals of 126 degr unit observed also in Argentina and Brazil.
Radio Ulaanbaatar, CPO Box 365, Ulaanbaatar 13, Mongolia.
tel +976 1 32 79 00 (Engl section)
fax +976 1 32 72 34 [BBCM mentioned 32 30 96]
(Volker Willschrey-D, in wwh-worldwide listening magazine, Jan 97)
RUSSIA
Yes, Klub DX VoRussia [Golos Rossii] has a new fax number:
+7 095 233 65 02 (Mr.Pavel Mikhailov, room # 727)
(Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Dec 28)
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corpor was heard today 25th Dec around
1000 UTC with pretty good signal on 5020 kHz here in the southern part of Finland. This
"dreamstation" has been on my most wanted list for 10 years.
(Bo-Kristian Lindqvist-FIN, Liljendal, rx AOR AR7030, Dec 25)
SRI LANKA
On 7125 kHz DW Trincomalee, NF ex11765 kHz, *2000-2200* UTC, to Australia,
11 MHz unreliable at this hour.
(Bob Padula-AUS, via EDXP, Dec 29)
Seldom heard VoA Ekala in English on 15395 kHz 35 kW 350 degr at 1400-1800 UTC to SoAS
now audible regularly. Also an indicator that declining on sunspot cycle #22 comes to an
end, reached the minimum, and the new cycle #23 will begin soon. //9760 PHL but with
satellite fed delay.
(WB Dec 25)
Also heard VoA Ekala as follows: 7125 kHz on Dec 24, at 1441 UTC. Asian news desk
reports in English, ID. (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Dec 30)
TURKEY
TRT Ankara has been transmitting from 0400-0800 UTC on an exclusive Amateur
Radio frequency of 7100 kHz, tx Emirler 500 kW, antenna type HR 4/4/1.5 in 325 degrees.
From Oct 27th registered originally for 7340 kHz channel, moved in Dec to 7300 kHz, and
appeared from Dec 24 on 7100 kHz.
German Amateur Radio Monitoring System has taken contact the Turkish telecommunications
authorities to stop this extremely harmful interference on 40 mb. Contact also via
Telsiz Radyo Amatorleri Cemiyeti, P.O.Box 19, Esentepe, 80280 Istanbul, Turkey, c/o
Yuksel Guner Hak, TA1BY, IARU Liaison Officer, fax +90 212 2672721, or 2742233. (Uli
DJ9KR, Wolfgang DF5SX, Dec 24-30)
USA
In a telephone interview aired on HCJB's DX Party Line Dec 28, the WINB Chief
Engineer Fred Wise says WINB (Red Lion, Pennsylvania) will be testing "within a week"
and will soon be on the air. The announced schedule: 1700-1900 UTC 15715 kHz to EUR,
1900-2200 11740 to EUR, and 2200-0300 11950 to MEX. (Tom Sundstrom-NJ, 29 Dec)
VoA EUROPE SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S EVE SHORTWAVE TRANSMISSIONS
(UPDATED FREQUENCIES)
Dec 31 will be the last day for VoA Europe, a service of contemporary music, news, and
features that for eleven years has been fed by satellite to affiliate stations
throughout the world.
As a tribute to VoA Europe, and to provide the world with a VoA New Year's special, VoA
Europe will be transmitted on SW, Dec 31, 1996, as follows:
(All times UTC, all frequencies in kHz)
TO AFRICA
0630-0800
0800-1400
7115
9555
Sao Tome
Sao Tome
1400-1600
9655
Sao Tome
TO EUROPE
2200-2400
2200-2400
6873 sideband
7185
Greenville
Morocco
TO ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
2200-2400
14526 sideband
2200-2400
19480 sideband
Delano
Delano
For the sideband frequencies above, the left stereo channel of VoA Europe will be lower
sideband, the right channel upper sideband. If you have two radios with selectable
sideband, you can heard VoA Europe in stereo.
There is a chance that VoA Europe will find the funds to remain on the air, at least
temporarily. If so, it will change its name to VoA Express at 0000 on January 1, 1997.
If VoA Europe/VoA Express does stay on the air, perhaps we can leave the 2200-2400 SW
frequs on for another hour (0000-0100) to initiate the preserved-but-renamed service.
(Kim Andrew Elliott-USA, Internet: ke@VoA.gov
Dec 28)
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DF5SX
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BC-DX 281
03 Jan 1997
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ANGUILLA
Anguilla on 6090 kHz: On Dec 30 from 0000 UTC "only" R. Esperanza fr Chile
noted S=2/3 gehoert. But on Dec 31 fr 0000 UTC, Dr. Scott relpx appeared.
//is 5935 kHz, 6090 readable around 0830 UTC, WWCR 5935 kHz is much stronger here in
EUR. (Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, Jan 1)
[6090 observed here in 0700-0900 UTC range, //5935 WWCR. can't find daytime signal of
11775 kHz, always REE Madrid noted here at 2000-2200 UTC, WB, Dec 29-31]
ARMENIA
AWR airs on a Million Watts of Power.
In October AWR began broadcasting Arabic and Farsi for two hours daily between 5.30 and
7 pm on 1314 kHz. The 1000 kW (one million Watt) st, located near the capital city of
Yerevan, is state owned, and will reach a large part of the Middle East. "I was very
impressed with this huge broadcast facility", said Peter Kulakov, director of AWR
Russia, who negotiated the contract. "They were very proud to show me their famous MW
antenna which is two(!) kilometers long," he added. The contract with the station also
opens the possibility to AWR of utilizing other MW, LW, and SW txs at the complex. This
facility is one of many that once bc Communist progrs or jammed incoming progr from the
West. Now the txs are available for lease. The 1314 kHz MW signal is very strong in both
Teheran-IRN, and Baghdad-IRQ.
(AWR RNB, Dr. Adrian Peterson-USA, Dec 96)
AUSTRIA
on MW 1476 kHz again. From Jan 17th, at 1830-1930 UTC, seven different
broadcasting groups will use MW tx Vienna Bisamberg again, power is 600 kW. Tx may also
used for foreign broadcasts in Serbian to YUG.
Wieder Mittelwelle aus Oesterreich!
Nachdem schon seit einigen Monaten ueber die weitere Zukunft des MW Senders Bisamberg /
Wien laut nachgedacht wurde, ist es nun konkret. In der Ausgabe vom 31.12.96 der
oesterreichischen Tageszeitung "Der Standard" findet man unter der Ueberschrift "Die
Rueckkehr der Mittelwelle" einen Artikel unter dem Motto - Wiener Lokalprogramm fuer
ganz Europa. Start des Projektes ist der 7. Januar, ab 17. Januar sollen die Programme
auf der bekannten Bisamberg Wellenlaenge von 1476 kHz beginnen. In der Zeit von 1930 2030 MEZ sollen derzeit sieben verschiedene Gruppen von Radiomachern ihr Programm
anbieten. Dies findet in enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem ORF Programm Oesterreich 1 - dem
oesterreichischen Klassik- und Kulturradio statt. Aufgrund der hohen Sendekosten wird
lt. "Standard" ueber eine weitere Verwendung der Sendeanlagen fuer Auslandsprogrammme
zur Versorgung Jugoslawiens spekuliert.
Damit zusammenhaengend noch ein Empfangstip: Auf gleicher Frequenz ist derzeit in
Oesterreich nach 23 UTC "County Sound 1476AM" aus Guildford mit einer Leistung von 500
Watt gut aufzunehmen. In den Programmen wird als elektronische Adresse auch der
CompuServe Anschluss 100722.721@compuserve.com genannt, Mike Powell antwortete umgehend.
(OE newspaper "Der Standard" via Christoph Ratzer, Dec 31)
CHINA
Chinese jamming observed at 0830-0927 UTC on 11940 kHz, against Chinese lang
program. Against whom? KSDA Guam? (WB Dec 31-Jan 1)
COSTA RICA
Faro del Caribe v5054.54 kHz from 1110 UTC t/in with mx, phone calls,
virtually no IDs until a couple of quick ones around 1205 UTC. The signal prior to
sunrise 1153 UTC, s7-9, dropped rapidly afterwards. Thought I was listening to Botswana
for a while; a rooster, dog and cow sound effects were in the background of most
announcements and phone calls. (Tom Sundstrom-NJ, 30 Dec)
According to a telephone interview with Juan Vega, Director of "88 Estereo," Perez
Zeledon, Costa Rica, they are ready to go on SW from January 1997 on 6075 kHz, 1.5 kw,
1100-0500 UTC. QTH: Apartado 827-8000, Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica, FAX +506-771-5539.
(Tetsuya Hirahara, Japan via NU, Dec 29)
CUBA
Extended Spanish progr of RHC at 0800-0900 UTC on 9830 kHz in usb mode, but also
two spurious signals of distorted audio, both 4 kHz wide, occured on upper side,
centered on 9862.4 and 9893.8 kHz. (WB Jan 1)
ETHIOPIA
Vo Tigray Revolution from Mekele, Ethiopien on good signal level fr 1500-1600
UTC on 7515 Khz, address: VORT, P.O.Box 450, Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia.
(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, Jan 1)
or [non ERITREA]
What must be Voice of Tigray Revolution heard on 7515 kHz //5500 with
flute mx at 1455 UTC (their IS?) then announcements and talk in unknown language at 1500
UTC. Fair signals on both clear channels. (Noel Green-UK, Dec 3-8)
Also long interval signal, new ID, anthem from 0329 UTC.
(Chris Gibbs-UK, in BCDX "Communication", Dec 12)
Prior to the overthrouw of the Mengistu regime May 1991, this statione operated as a
clandestine radio station, sharing facilities with other pro-EPRDF stations. No longer a
clandestine station. Located in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region in northern
Ethiopia, next to the border to Eritrea. WB
GUAM
KTWR Agana "Pacific DX Report" in English retimed Tues now at 0858-0905 UTC on
15200 kHz. (AC in RNMN, Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP, WB Dec 31)
GUATEMALA
R LV de Nahuala v3360.2 kHz with many annts by one male anncr 1158-1210 UTC,
but s7 signal drops rapidly as sunrise comes to the country.
(Tom Sundstrom-NJ, 30 Dec)
HONDURAS
6075 kHz RF/NS Galaxia, Santa Barbara, 1505-1530+ UTC, t/in to Cam influenced
salsa mx, Z-6 TCs. At 1510 UTC long adstring w/ lots of phone numbers. Program host
Ricardo Montamar. 1529 UTC Finally clear ID as "Galaxia de Santa Barbara." Very weak but
in clear with little noise with pretty good daytime LAm propagation. Others in: TI
5953.6, TG 5955, XE 5984.7 (good w/ EG), XE 6010, HI 6025, HC 6050, TI 6175. Probably
old La Voz del Junco tx. (Crawford, Dec 27)
6075.05 NS, R Galaxia, Santa Barbara, 1320-1410 UTC, rather weak even at this peak time
w/ SP oldie vocals, M ID. Thanks Crawford discovery. (Krueger, Dec 28)
HUNGARY
40 years of the Radio Budapest DX SHOW.
A number of events are planned to celebrate the 40-year-old DX show. In 1997, R Budapest
celebrate the fact that their first DX progr in English bc on Oct 4, 1957. This was
their first progr made exclusively for SW observers, wave hunters, radio amateurs and
DXers. The inspiration came from a DX Club in Sweden, they were surprized to receive
over 1100 RR's on the English language bcs of Radio Budapest. They passed on the
information to the Hungarian Radio. The success of the struggle for a DX Show, which
lasted throughout most of 1957, depended on the negotiating skills and courage of two
men: Andras Tardos, Head of the Foreign Language Dept of RB, a position he held until
his suicide in the aftermath of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, and
Dennis Herner, well-known radio amateur. During the WW II Dennis worked for the
resistance, and compiled clandestine news bulletins based on BBC, VoA, and Radio Moscow
newscasts. ...
The founder of the show, Dennis Herner, presenter edited it until his death in 1991,
composed the motto for the show: "DXing -- a scientific hobby for better world
communication, friendship and goodwill between the peoples of the world". In 1965, Radio
Budapest SW Club (RBSWC) was set up, which today has more than 12.000 members from
almost every country in the world.
In Febr & March, the st would like to establish a register of long standing listeners to
the DX show. You can verify these old radio connections by sending them copies of QSL
cards or verification letters. Also the cards should recall what sort of rx's they were
using at that time, - perhaps 40 years ago -, and what sort of equipment they have
today.
In May & June a series of quiz progrs are open to all listeners, linked to DXing. In
Sept & Oct the central event would be a RB DX 40 Contest, participation condition
announcements you will be able to hear in RB DX progrs too. Results announced on Oct 4,
1997, on the day of the anniversary. A special QSL card will be issued for the three
commemoration events.
(Extract --, more detailed press report with many interesting details of the control
mechanism in the then Soviet stamped dictatorship of the Eastern bloc states you will
find in R Budapest's English progr magazine for Jan 1997.)
IRELAND
Atlantic 252 transmitting on LW 252 kHz and their postal address is: 74 Newman
Street, London W1P 3LA, United Kingdom. At WWW
http://www.atlantic252.com is their URL. (via WWDXC DX Magazine)
JAPAN
NHK Radio Japan, Yamata on 9535 kHz at 1440 UTC special end-of-the year bc with
Japanese "Year-end hitparade", under China Radio International in English, but parallel
to 11710 kHz from UK-relay, SINPO 22442, re-checked at 1458 UTC when alternately bell
and Japanese male speaker, and into the New Year at 1500 UTC with male and female
Japanese speaker and bells. (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Dec 31)
Heard all additional outlets except 1500-1600 UTC Ekala-CLN 12045 kHz for the "Year end
hit parade". Between 1100 and 1200 UTC noted Montsinery 11895 kHz suffering QRM by RN
Flevoland, also 15590 via GUF. Good on 15400-ASC, but //17780 kHz suffering QRM by DW
Wertachtal here. Powerhouse both 9600 and 11710 kHz via Skelton-UK from 1130 UTC
onwards, but 11710 kHz getting poor from 1400 UTC. Very distorted signal 15225-ASC from
1400-1600 UTC. (WB Dec 31)
LIBYA
9700 kHz Tripoli at 1814 UTC Arabic mx, carillon, timepips x3, ID by man.
//11850 (much weaker). Fair and degrading quickly. Tnx to Bob Padula for the tip.
(Nigro, Uruguay, Dec 25)
11850 kHz Vof the Great Homeland (new frequency) 1753-1915+ UTC on Dec 25, good w/ tinny
Big Ben-like chimes 1758 UTC, three time sounders 1759:20, "Sowt al-Watan min Arabiya
Kabir", militant march mx and AR commentaries menting Iran and Iraq.
(Krueger-FL, via DXW, Dec 25)
PAKISTAN
5055 kHz at 1440-1530* UTC, R Pakistan, Islamabad with Ext Sce. in Turki to
AFG on this rather new fq. Much talk about Afghanistan and Kashmir, and military-type of
mens choir chanting to local drums. Closed with mention of Afghanistan and National
hymn. (Anker Petersen-DEN, Dec 31)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
NBC Port Moresby on 4890 kHz Dec 31, 1420 UTC (when it was already
1997 1st in Papua New Guinea) with cheerful vernacular dialogues and phone-in New Year's
wishes in English. At tune-in SINPO 24332, but getting stronger quickly. At 1530 UTC
cover of Whitney Houston's "I want to dance with somebody", male deejay mentioning Radio
Australia and NBC, phone-in request.
(Michiel Schaay-HOL, Jan 31)
PERU
R Atlantida 4790 kHz with almost non-stop music t/in 1045-1110 UTC t/out; only
IDs 1053-1056 UTC. Good s9 signal even after sunrise 1045 UTC, but started to drop after
1100 UTC. IDs posted at <http://www.trsc.com/sounds.htm>
(Tom Sundstrom-NJ 30 Dec)
PORTUGAL
Dec 31)
DW Sines in English to AF at 1900-1950 UTC loud and clear on 9640 kHz. (WB
RUSSIA/CIS
On 7345 kHz Yakutsk R at 0917 UTC local program in Yakut language with
clear mentioning of Yakut, male and female talk. After 0933 UTC
fade out. Yakut language sounds like Turkish/Mongolian.
(Rooy, via DXW Dec 26)
Voice of Russia W96 MW schedule via txs in Russia,
Siberia, FE-Far East Russia:
kHz
kW callsign tx location
UTC
585 1200 RV-769 Belogorsk, S
1100-1500
630 500 RV-750 Komsomolsk-Amur, FE
1100-1400
648 1000 RV-445 Ussuriysk, FE
1000-1600
720 1000 RV-679 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, FE 1100-1400
801 1200 RV-116 Atamanovka, S
1100-1600
1080 1000 RV-489 Angarsk, S
1230-1600
1089 1200 RV-681 Tbilisskaya, E
1600-2100
1143 150 RV-373 Bolshakovo, E
1700-2000
1170 1200 RV-680 Tbilisskaya, E
1500-2100
1600-2000
1251 600 RV-70
Ussuriysk, FE
1000-1600
1700-2000
1494 1200 RV-857 Popovka, E
1800-1900
E - European part of Russia, S-
(Vladivostok)
(Krasnodar)
(Kaliningrad)
(Krasnodar)
(Kaliningrad)
(Vladivostok)
(Kaliningrad)
(St.Petersburg)
Voice of Russia W96 MW schedule via txs in CIS states
kHz
kW callsign tx location
UTC
999 1000 RV-954 Maiac, Moldova
1600-2100
1125 1000 RV-932 Asgabat, Turkmenistan 1400-1700
1314 1000
1548 1000
RV-602 Kamo, Armenia
RV-950* Maiac, Moldova
1500-2100 (Yerevan)
1600-2100 * inactive
Voice of Russia W96 MW schedule via txs outside CIS states
kHz
kW
tx location
UTC
603
China
1200-1300
693
20 Berlin Uhlenhorst,GER 0600-2200
1269
China
1300-1500
1323 1000/ Wachenbrunn, Germany 0600-2200
150 at night fr 1700 UTC.
W96 Domestic Services on SW
Radio Rossii - European version 0200-2400 UTC
Moscow
0200-0500 & 1630-2400 5910, 0530-1600 7250
0200-0600 6110, 0630-1500 9720, 1530-2200 6060
Moscow (SSB) 0200-0500 5815, 0530-1500 16330, 1530-1900 11575
1930-2400 7970
0200-0600 5360, 0630-1400 12175, 1430-1700 8005
1730-2400 6805
St.Petersburg 0200-0700 7335, 0730-1400 12045, 1430-2000 7340
2030-2400 7335
Samara
0200-0500 6125, 0530-1200 11990, 1230-2400 6125
Krasnodar
0200-0500 7325, 0530-1200 11720, 1230-1600 7145
1630-2400 5965
Radio Rossii - West Siberian version 2200-2000 UTC
Yekaterinburg 2200-2000 7110
Radio Rossii - East Siberian version 2000-1800 UTC
Novosibirsk
2000-2300 7390, 2330-0700 9700, 0730-1800 7440
& Irkutsk
two txs share same frequencies
Radio Odin via Saransk
2300-0400 6030, 0430-1200 11750, 1230-1800 6115.
via Samara
2300-0400 & 1330-1530 5960, 0430-1300 9605.
via Yekaterinburg
2300-0300 9845, 0330-1100 15255, 1130-1400 9615.
Radio Mayak via St. Petersburg
0300-0600 5935, 0630-1300 11785, 1330-2300 6035.
via Kaliningrad 1400-2200 6015.
via Arkhangelsk
0000-0600 5950, 0630-1500 7310, 1530-1800 5990, 1830-2300 6020.
via Saransk
0300-0500 & 1330-2300 6075, 0530-1300 9575.
via Volgograd
0100-0600 5945, 0630-1100 12060, 1130-2100 6160.
via Komsomolsk-Amur
0730-1500 & 1900-2300 6020, 2330-0700 9670.
WORLD UNIVERSITY NETWORK W96 schedule via Russia
0400-0800 17580 Krasnodar 250 kW 110 degr
0800-1100 17600 Samara
100 kW 130 degr
1130-1630 9860 Samara
100 kW 130 degr
Regarding RUSSIA/CIS SW tx site registrations in ITU/HFCC lists:
Konevo (KON) was used in official lists instead of St. Petersburg Popovka.
Ashkhabad (ACH) instead of Dushanbe and Tashkent.
Samara (SAM), Zhigulevsk (JIG) and Kazan (KAZ) are used instead of Samara.
Novosibirsk (NVS), Kenga (KEN) and Krasnoyarsk (KRS) instead of Novosibirsk.
Minsk (MNS) and Orsha (OR) instead of Minsk.
Kingishepp (KGS) and sometimes Petrozavodsk (PZV) are used instead of St. Petersburg
Popovka.
Moscow (MSK), Ryazan (RIA), Serpukhov (SRP), Tver (TV), Tula (TUL), Kursk (KUR), abd
Nizhniy Novgorod (N.N.) are used in official lists for SW tx sites located in Moscow
region, there are eight such sites in this region.
Bishkek (BI) is used instead of Dushanbe, Tashkent, and Almaty.
Nikolayevsk-Amur (N/A) and Blagoveshchensk (BLG) are used instead of Vladivostok,
Khabarovsk, and Komsomolsk-Amur.
Volgograd (VLG) is used to show that txs at Volgograd, Armavir, Samara, and KishinevMoldova are used. (Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, Dec 11)
SAO TOME
VoA Europe, Pinheira on 7115 kHz at 0728 UTC, pop mx, special last day
transmission, SINPO 35333, around 0733 UTC interference from numbers station Alpha Romeo
Tango. At 0806 UTC on 9555 kHz English VOA news, VOA Europe ID, special last day
transmission, SINPO 33443, morse interference. On 9655 kHz at 1400 UTC sign-on with male
English speaker, news reports, special last day transmission, SINPO 24342.
(Michiel Schaay-HOL, Dec 31)
SLOVAKIA
AWR English via Slovakia 2100-2200 UTC skipped due to 'non' reception in UK.
St advised to listen to AWR KSDA Guam 1030-1100 UTC on 9530 kHz.
(Glenn Hauser-USA, OK, WoR, Dec 26)
All domestic programs of Slovak Radio will move from AM to the FM band. The only tx that
should remain at MW is Nitra 1098 kHz.
(DX Revue - Vydava Ceskoslovensky DX Klub, via DXM)
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Noted on Dec 25 and 27, audible in S=2/3 at 0715-0745 UTC and a lot of
RTTY QRM. (Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, Jan 1)
SRI LANKA/THAILAND
Update by CR, calling into question this item:
>Also heard VoA Ekala as follows: 7125 kHz on Dec 24,
>at 1441 UTC. Asian news desk reports in English, ID.
>(Michiel Schaay-HOL, Dec 30)
VOA now swap tx site in the evening. English at 1400-1800 UTC now on 7125 kHz from Udorn
Thani-THA and 7215 kHz from Ekala-CLN (Sri Lanka), previously 7125 was from Sri Lanka
and 7215 from Thailand.
(Alok Dasgupta-IND, Dec 19)
(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, Jan 1)
TAIWAN
v7104.35 kHz CBS Taipei at 1027 UTC Chinese male speaker, march mx.
(Rooy, Dec 27) CBS Taipei in Chinese on odd 7104.4 kHz at 1615 UTC, well ahead of CHN
jamming. (WB Dec 31)
THAILAND
Radio Thailand, on v9655.52 kHz at 1344 UTC, female speaker in Thai, light
song with male voice-over. English ID at 1359 UTC, chimes and off the air. Incredibly
strong signal: SINPO 45444 (actually the S-value was closer to 5 than
4). (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Dec 31)
TURKEY
TRT Ankara in LSB(!) mode too, 13670 kHz Turkish at 1400-1600 UTC, tx Emirler
500 kW, azimuth 310 degrees towards WeEUR & NoAM.
(WB Dec 30-31)
URUGUAY
9650.1 kHz at 2150-2245 UTC, Em. Ciudad de Montevideo with talks in Spanish,
jingles, Bells-Jingle, and frequent ann with ID's.
(Dippel, Nov 29/Dec 5)
9650.06 kHz Emisora Ciudad de Montevideo, 2130-2145 kHz, ID as "Esto es radiocompania
musical 42" by M, then continue the music. (Ivan Barrera-ARG, Dec 24)
USA
Why was a new SW tx for sale in Vinton, Iowa?
A recent classified advertisement in Radio World offered a new Elcor SW tx for sale. It
is a model SW-50K-4 autotune, covering the range from 2-18 MHz, and was available for
185.000 US $. The seller was Mr. J. Gorski who lives in Vinton, Iowa. Was this a new SW
st coming on the air and the project is now abandoned? The small town of Vinton is
located between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo in Iowa. Was this tx projected to become part
of a new but now perhaps cancelled KGEI?
(AWR RNB, Dr. Adrian Peterson-USA, Dec 96)
ALMANAC
7-8 Jan 1997
10 Jan 1997
7 Feb 1997
Orthodox Christmas festival
Ramadan starts, 33 days of duration in average.
Chinese New Year
12 Jul-2 Aug 1997
DX-Camp Doebriach 1997
new address, information from
Franz Ladner, Leipziger Strasse 21/28,
A-1200 Vienna, Austria
EMAIL: Franz_Ladner@a-w.maus.de
(Juergen Lohuis-D, Jan 2)
e-mail wwdxc@compuserve.com
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 282
06 Jan 1997
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AFGHANISTAN/IRAN
Taleban ban on Afghans watching Iranian TV.
The Taleban have banned the watching of Iranian tv progrs in AFG. News reports state
that the Taleban group are subjecting families who watch Iranian tv progrs to beatings
and are smashing their rxs as punishment. Our country's tv progrs can be seen in a large
part of western AFG. (VoIRI Network 1, Tehran, via BBCM via AGDX, Dec 23)
ANGUILLA
Schedule seems 6090 kHz 2200-1100, 11775 1100-2200 UTC, read the following
info:
6090 Caribbean Beacon 0507 EE Dr. Gene Scott progr with announcement of this being their
initial bc fr their new Anguilla tx site. Signal was not as strong as //5935
transmission. (Costello Dec 27)
0407-0430 Dr. Gene calls this 'The Secret 6', whatever that means! Good carrier but
audio a bit low. (Palmersheim Dec 29)
0410 Dr. Scott saying it was "just shy of" 75 kW, at another 80 kW, "100% modulation." a
hum on the signal; Also gave their website as
<http://www.drgenescott.org>
but nothing there about Anguilla SW. (Berg)
0420 Dr. Gene Scott mentioned that that they were "almost at 98% modulation" (WOW!!! :-)
) and only 75% power( 75 kW on 100 kW xmtr). Easy catch. (McDonough Dec 31)
Dr. Gene Scott bragging about how the authorities on the island cooperated so well with
his efforts but mispronounced the island as, "An-GWEE-lah," several times. Maybe if he
keeps that up, the authorities there will have second thoughts about this? Easily S9+60
on peaks // 1610 (Sharp Dec 29)
Poor-fair sig due to QRM from R Esperanza 6090. (Ormandy Jan 1)
SIO-332 here in Moscow. Severe QRM from unid carrier on 6089.75 (Pashkevich Dec 31)
Always nice to hear and QSL a new country. (D'Angelo Dec 30)
Off the air on Dec 29-30 because storm force winds blew down the fence around the xmtr.
Switch time from 11775 to 6090 is 2200 UTC. 6090 heard signing on 2202 UTC on Dec 30
with the ever arrogant Dr Scott (Rausch Dec 30)
(That wind probably emanated from one of Dr. Scott's several orifices.-JB)
Low audio but readable. (Kohlbrenner Dec 29)
Good w/some splatter (Lobdell Dec 29)
Here on the NRD-535D, on the high 300-ft inverted-L it is +50dB/s9, the low 50-ft
doublet (with the high skywave angle) it is +60dB/s9. Hardly difficult.
(Sundstrom Dec 29)
Similar reports from (Ross Dec 29) (Evans Jan 1) (Moore Dec 31)
11775 kHz Caribbean Beacon not there before 1100 UTC but on by 1140 UTC, with Dr. Scott
in high dudgeon about congregants leaving the hall while he is preaching; berating
people for not tending to their bathroom needs beforehand, telling the ushers to take
names of departees, etc. Extraordinarily tasteless, but a good signal. Already on at
1045 UTC on Jan 1. (Berg Dec 31)
2120-2200* UTC Non Stop Dr Scott talking. No site or reference to Anguilla.
(Rausch Dec 29)
2035 UTC Much better audio this day, as good as 13815 or 13845. (Palmersheim Dec 29)
(all via Cumbre Dx, Jan 3)
Observed at 0003 UTC English religious talks, mentions Dr. Scott, competing with Radio
Bandeirantes Sao Paulo, Brazilian domestic bcing in Portuguese.
Yes, we got Anguilla 6090 kHz too, from approx. 0000 UTC and in our mornings around
0700-0900 UTC. In last three days on 11775 kHz, but underneath REE Madrid here 2000-2200
UTC. Schedule seems like 6090 2200-1100, 11775 1100-2200. And a break between, probably
from 0900-1300/1400 UTC??
6090 is a relatively clear channel here in EUR, since R Luxembourg switched off in 1991,
used to be here with super power of 500 kW and sufficient Telefunken non-directional
antenna. Now used only by Kaduna, NIG, heard here sometimes in our mornings, and few
hours by R Australia in UTC afternoon meaning.
11775 kHz is covered by REE Madrid in Spanish/English/French til 2200 UTC, but directed
to AF 170 degrees from Madrid, so back loop only.
But depending of propagation, Anguilla heard today around 2000 UTC too, same signal
strength. // progr via WWCR 5935 0000-1300, and 13845 1300-2400.
(WB Jan 1-4)
BANGLADESH
D, Jan 2)
4880 kHz R.Bangladesh at 1530 UTC with English news bulletin. (Harald Kuhl-
BELARUS
Radio Minsk German sce repeat [of 1930 UTC bc] on Wed, Sat & Sun 2030 UTC on
1170, 7105, and 7210 kHz (Belarus tx only, not via Kiev-UKR relay).
(Klaus Lieberwirth-D, Jan 2)
CHINA/TAIWAN
UNIDENTIFIED Chinese speaking radio st on 11940 kHz at 0830-0930 UTC. Heavily jammed by
CHN mainland jamming st. BC Station starts with open carrier from approx. 0824 UTC, S=34 in Stuttgart-Germany, then "Crash program start" at 0830 UTC.
No interval signal, opening with classic music, then Chinese speaking announcer ahead of
classic music. Programme type seems not religious, no chorus, no prayer etc.
More of totally "spoken political progr" type.
Progr ending with two minutes piano music til 09.30:04 UTC, tx switches off three
seconds later at 09.30:07 UTC.
Re: Unidentified Chinese st on 11940 kHz
The BBCM database shows Voice of China, on 11940 kHz at 0830-0930 UTC. We believe it is
an American-funded st bcing via a tx in Taiwan.
(Dave Kenny-UK, BBCM, Jan 3)
My files list semi-clandestine Voice of China from Taiwan (a subsidiary of CBS) at
exactly this time and frequency. Maybe Hans van den Boogert on TWN can ID them for you,
he understands Chinese.
First reported in April 1991. Also reported to be on 15280 kHz at 2100-2200 UTC.
ID: "Chung Kuo chi yin kuang po tien tai".
Address: Voice of China, POBox 11663, Berkely, CA 94701, USA
tel. +1 510 843 5025
fax +1 510 843 4370
or POBox 79218, Monkok, Hong Kong
Taiwan
Central Broadcasting System, Taipei on v7104.31 kHz at 1047 UTC playing Chinese
pop song, 1100 UTC pips (3 short, 1 long), military march, male announcement ("....
Tientai Pow Pow"), followed by female speaker, // 9630 kHz.
CROATIA
New radio-TV transmitter in eastern Slavonia.
Reception of Croatian radio and TV progrs in the Croatian Danubian region [eastern
Slavonia] will be significantly improved from today [18th Dec]. The [Croatian Radio-TV]
director-general today inaugurated a new 162-metre tx mast in Borinci [5 km north of
Vinkovci], with aerials for transmission of three Croatian radio and TV programmes.
(Croatian radio, via BBCm via AGDX, Dec 18)
CUBA
This RHC schedule has been compiled entirely from recent monitoring observations.
0000-0030 Quechua 15340.
0000-0100 Spanish 11970 11875 11760 9550 9505 6180 6070 6000 5965
0100-0200
11970 11875 11760 9550 9505 6180 6070 5965
0200-0300
11970 11875 11760 9550 9505 6070 5965
0300-0500
11760 9550 9505 6070 5965
0100-0500 English 9830-usb 9820 6000
0500-0700
6000 [but heard here on usb9830 also]
0200 Creole, 0230 French, 0330-0400 6180
1100-1200 Spanish 15340 11760 9550 6000
1200-1300
15340 11760 9550 6180 6070
1300-1400
11760 9550 6180 6070
1400-1500
11760 6180 6070
2000-2100 Arabic
9820
2000-2100
2000-2100
2100-2200
2100-2300
French
9620 9585-usb
Portuguese
11760
English 9620 9585-usb
Spanish 11760 9830-usb 9820
2130 Creole, 2200 English, 2300-0000 French 6180
2200 Portuguese, 2300-0000 Guarani 15340
2300-0000 Portuguese 11970
(BBCM via AGDX, Dec 31)
DENMARK
Copenhagen Calling. Copenhagen, Fri 03 JAN 1997.
We are proud to announce that English from Denmark will continue - via World Radio
Network! Julian Isherwood felt that the audience to his former 'Radio Denmark
International' progr was so enthusiastic, that he now produces a similar bc on his own,
called COPENHAGEN CALLING. He is, however, looking for sponsers to be able to continue
providing the world with news in English from and about Denmark.
In Jan there'll be two 15 minute bcs via World Radio Network to EUR: At 2000 UTC on Sat,
Jan 4, and again at 2000 UTC on Sat, Jan 18.
Please listen and report to: ji-@euroword.dk
(and ji is 'j as julian and i as isherwood').
In February the plan is to expand bcing once a week, and in ALL World Radio Network
sces.
The progr will be available in RealAudio on World Radio Network, and you should access
http://www.euroword.dk
for more details.
On behalf of Julian Isherwood, I wish you a Happy New Year,
Erik Koie / ehk@dr.dk / rdk.ek@login.dknet.dk
ETHIOPIA
Voice of the Tigray Revolution, Mekele on 5500.03 kHz at 1548 UTC male
speaker, parallel with stronger 7515 kHz. (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Jan 3)
FRANCE
RFI Frequency change: Polish 2200-2300 UTC on new 3965 (ex 3970) kHz.
(Kai Ludwig-D, Jan 2)
ECUADOR
HCJB Freq. Change - W96
HCJB World Radio would like to announce a frequ change for the current W96 bc season. In
our current schedule, we are bcing Czech and Slovak programming between 0520-0600 UTC on
9765 kHz, every day of the week. Unfortunately, we recently discovered that our
transmissions are interfering with those of the BBC, which is currently on the air on
the same frequ 0500-0600 UTC. To solve this problem, HCJB will be changing from 9765 to
9420 kHz, for our Czech and Slovak time block (0520-0600 UTC). We will commence our
change to this frequ beginning at 0000 UTC, Thurs 9 Jan '97. Unless there are any
additional problems, we plan to stay on this frequency for the remainder of the W96 bc
season, which will end 30 Mar '97. After that date, HCJB hopes to return to 9765 kHz for
the same programming for the duration of the Z97 bc season (30 Mar through 26 Oct '97).
(Dave Lewis-EQA, HCJB Frequency Manager
<dlewis@HCJB.COM.EC> Jan 2)
GERMANY
Deutsche Welle 1997 budget cut by DM10m.
Deutsche Welle (DW) will pursue "a creative and productive thrift course in 1997 despite
budget cuts of about DM10m". The DW budget is about DM630m in federal subsidies. The
programme budget for radio and tv will be raised by about DM3m.
DW, which reaches between 30m and 40m listeners all over the world every day with its 39
radio programmes. The planned investments of about DM25m mainly concentrate on digital
technology needs, which cost more than DM12m. Digitization in the area of production and
transmission will lead to profound changes.
According to the DW director, over the past two years DW has cut more than 300 jobs by
means of an early-retirement programme.
About DM120m are allocated to the dissemination of radio and tv progrs via SW and MW as
well as via satellites; this is one-fifth of the DW budget.
(DW press release, Dec 19)
IRAQ
Observations on opposition radios.
The Iraqi Communist Party radio st, which calls itself Voice of the Iraqi People, Voice
of Democracy and Progress, was observed on 3910 kHz 1730-1830 UTC. In mid-Sept, this
radio was observed back on the air after several months absence on a frequ close to 3910
kHz. At sign-off, the radio announced that it bcs at 1730 & 0400 UTC on 49 & 75 mb.
Attempts to locate the radio on the 49 metre band failed; however, in the past the radio
was observed on 5825 and 7045 kHz in addition to the 75 mb channel.
The other communist party radio, Voice of the Iraqi Communist Workers' Party, has not
been heard since early Sept. Experience has shown that only one of these two radios is
audible at one time. The radio was heard in the past on 4000 kHz.
Voice of the Islamic Movement in Iraqi Kurdistan was observed in Arabic at 1700-1800 UTC
in parallel on 4136, 4400 & 6305 kHz.
Voice of the People of Kurdistan is observed in Arabic and Kurdish on or around 4100
kHz. Despite the announcement on 10th Dec, the radio has not been traced on the 49 mb.
Voice of the Iraqi Islamic Movement continues to be observed on 1112 kHz at 1700-1900
UTC.
Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan is heard in Kurdish & Arabic on 4070 kHz at 1650-1930 UTC.
Voice of Rebellious Iraq is heard from 1300-1530 UTC on 6080 kHz. It is also observed on
1386 kHz after 2030 UTC.
Voice of Iraqi Islamic Revolution continues to be untraced.
(BBCM research Dec 23, via AGDX)
KAZAKHSTAN/RUSSIA
Kazakh TV hit by unpaid Russian debts. The Kazakh Republican Production Association does
not have funds to pay for electricity and already owes its workforce almost 2m dollars
in back wages since July... [ellipsis as published] And the main reason for this is the
Russian tv and radio companies' debt for the relaying of their progrs to Kazakhstan.
That debt is already approaching 7m dollars. We have been forced to take a series of
measures which will, incidentally, also affect Kazakhstan's
television and radio companies. ('Trud', Moscow, via BBCM via AGDX, Dec 18)
KOREA NORTH
On v7927.5 kHz R.Pyongyang in Chinese at 0000 UTC, mx & ID.
(Harald Kuhl-D, Jan 2)
TV bcs said suffering from power shortage. It was learned that NoKorea has frequently
discontinued its tv bcs owing to increased electric power shortages, has frequently
stopped bcing its programmes for long periods of time and without prior notice.
A NUB official said the reason North Korea's tv network frequently stopped bcing its
progrs was its inability to maintain sufficient voltage due to electric power shortages
and the poor quality of electric power supply.
(KBS Radio, Seoul, via BBCM via AGDX, Dec 28)
NETHERLANDS
From Jan 1st, 1997 now new 'Talk Radio 1395' on 1395 kHz MW. (ex JazzRadio
progr, but still in Dutch Cable Networks available).
Retrospective view: Special transmission in Dutch of Radio Netherlands.
On Sat 4th 1997 Radio Netherlands will have a special transmission starting at 0357 UTC
carrying a special report on a skating happening in our nothern province Frysland the
so-called the frysian eleven cities tour. All transmissions in Dutch.
0400 - 1725 UTC astra 1d/tr22 11.847 GHz, V-pol,audiosubc 7.38 MHz
0400 - 1300 UTC F6020 kHz to NoWe Africa, SoWe Europe
0400 - 0625 UTC F7110 kHz to SoEa Europe
0400 - 0725 UTC via Moscow 7240 kHz to West Europe
0630 - 1725 UTC F9895 kHz to SoWe and SoEa Europe
0630 - 1725 UTC F5955 kHz to West Europe
this progr can also be heard via Radio 1 on F747 kHz from 0400 UTC onwards.
F = Flevo-site in Holland
(Frequency Planning Radio Netherlands, Jan 3)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
4890 kHz NBC at 1615-1645 UTC in English with pop mx and
announcements, time checks for Fri morning; new time? now 24h?, excellent strong signal
here. (Harald Kuhl-D, Jan 2)
RUSSIA
According to the on-air annoucement from R.Liberty, "Myrovoe Radio" ("World
Radio") will starts to relay RL progrs from Jan 5 (not Jan 1, as it was announced
earlier) on 1098 kHz. The time for these relays was given as 0200-1900 UTC. It seems a
tx is located somewhere in Moscow or nearby, because the announcer said that these
progrs are intended for Moscow region. Tx power is still unknown (I haven't heard
something concerning MR prior to RL ancmt. so, it was surprise for me). Perhaps some
other sts. will use 1098 kHz after 1900 UTC. I've been checking 1098 kHz regularly, but
not any test signal is heard. (Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Jan 1)
9530 kHz Magadan Radio (p) at 2314 UTC man in Russian w/ Golos Rossii ID ment "Ukraine"
and "work" in Russian. Organ mx and possible "Magadan Radio" ID at 2320 UTC.
(Dybka in Cumbre Dx, Dec 29)
SUDAN
Radio Omdurman noted around 1600 UTC on new 7200 kHz, when
RTS Belgrade dom sce via Stubline in Serbia was off on this frequency.
TUNISIA
RTT in Arabic 5 kHz down on 7470 kHz, noted at 2000 UTC.
[and at 1500-2400 UTC also on odd 7286.5 kHz too]
(Willi Stengel-D, Jan 2)
TURKEY
TRT Ankara English schedule, 1930 UTC changed again.
Freq
Time
Power Site Target
(khz)
UTC
Languages
Tx
Area
-----------------------------------------------------7100 0400-0500
English
500
EMR Eu,NAm (x7340)
(registered 7300!)
9685 0400-0500
English
250
CAK As
17705 0400-0500
English
500
EMR As,Aus
9445 1330-1430
English
500
CAK Eu,As
9630 1330-1430
English
500
EMR As,Aus
5965 1930-2030
English
500L EMR Eu,NAm (x5970)
(6035 on Jan 4)
6000 1930-2030
English
500
CAK Eu
6135 2300-2400
English
500U EMR Eu,NAm(but on LSB! mode)
7280 2300-2400
English
250
CAK Eu
9560 2300-2400
English
500
EMR As,Aus
9655 2300-2400
English
500
EMR Eu,NAm
(WB Jan 4)
UKRAINE
Radio Ukraine International reshuffeled ext bc schedule:
963
1800-0800 Eu
5905
1700-0200 WEu/CEu
5915
2200-0500 UK/NAm Eastcoast
5940
1600-0200 WEu/CEu
5985
0900-1500 EEu/As/Ural
6010
2000-0400 WEu/CEu
6020
0600-0500 Eu
6080
1800-0400 Eu/As/Ural
7115
1600-0100 WEu/CEu
7150
7160
7180
7205
2000-0700 WEu/CEu
7290
0000-0800 WEu/CEu
7320
0000-0800 WEu/CEu
7380
2200-2400 As/INS/AUS
7420
9560
0900-1700 WEu/CEu
9600
0300-0800 WEu/CEu
9610
11705 0600-1800 NEu
11720 0500-1400 WEu/CEu
11780 0500-1500 EEu/As/Ural
12050 1100-2100 UK/NAm Eastcoast
13720
15520
17680
21540
0500-1400
1000-1700
0600-1300
1500-2100
WEu/CEu
WEu/CEu
WEu/CEu
WAf/SAm
On 5915 & 7150 special NoAm program (0100-0200 + 0400-0500 UTC English, remaining
Ukrainian culture progr.
(RUI Kiev, DX progr Dec 25/Jan 1, via Kai Ludwig)
UNITED KINGDOM
On MW 1476 kHz County Sound Radio: following Christoph's tip in
BCDX#281 tried and heard this one at 2200 UTC, they announced a relay of VoA EUROPE
starting at midnight (should be VOA EXPRESS now).
USA
WWCR signs up
WWCR-SW welcomed on
Overcomer Ministry"
basis, the teaching
California.
second 24-hour programmer.
board its second 24-hour-a-day programmer with the addition of "The
with Brother R.G. Stair. WWCR currently carries on a 24-hour-a-day
ministry of Dr Gene Scott (The Universal Network) from Los Angeles,
Brother Stair has leased WWCR's newest tx, number 4, to reach NoAM, CAN and EUR with the
message of Jesus Christ. "Brother Stair has been bcing multiple hours with WWCR for many
years and this was a logical step forward to bring his schedule up to 24 hours a day,"
says Adam Lock, operations manager for WWCR.
[The press release gave the following schedule for Brother Stair's bcs on WWCR: 00001300 UTC on 2390 kHz, 1300-2200 UTC on 9475 kHz, 2200-0000 UTC on 7435 kHz and 1400-1500
UTC on 12160 kHz.] (WWCR press release, Nashville, Dec 11)
VATICAN CITY
Vatican Radio English schedule, eff until March 1997:
0600-0620 EUR 7250 5882 4005 1530 527
0700-0745 exc.Sa/Su IT/FR/English 15595 9645 7250 6185 5882 4005 1530 527
1100-1130 exc.Sa/Su IT/FR/English 17550 15595 11740 9645 1530 527
1715-1730 EUR 9645 7250 5882 4005 1530 527
2050-2110 EUR 7250 5882 4005 1530 527
2310-0140 EUR MUSIC 1530 527
0140-0200 AS 7335 5980
0250-0310 AM 7305 6095
0315-0345 AF 7360
0500-0530 AF 9660 7360
0630-0700 AF 13765 11625 9660
1130-1200 Fris only, AF/AS/AUS 17550 15595 Mass in English
1345-1405 AS/AUS
11625 9500
1550-1610 AS
11640 9940
1550-1610 Sats only, AF/AS/AUS 11640 9940 Mass in English
1730-1800 AF 15570 11625 9660
2000-2030 AF 11625 9645 7365
2245-2315 AS/AUS
11830 9600 7305 6065
(BBCM via AGDX, Dec 31)
YUGOSLAVIA
External radio on the Internet. Yugoslav state bcing st Radio
Yugoslavia was connected [on] Thurs [19th Dec] with the world information network
Internet, radio director Nikola Ivanovic said.
In addition to SW bcs in 11 languages, Radio Yugoslavia will now be able to reach all
parts of the world through Internet, he said. This will enable the st to provide the
word with authentic information on the developments in Yugoslavia, Ivanovic said.
(Tanjug news agency, via BBCM via AGDX, Dec 19)
ZAIRE
Radio Candip in Bunia controlled by rebels. Radio Candip based in Bunia in
eastern Zaire was heard at 1100 UTC on 26th Dec on 5066 kHz. The st played Zairean mx
interspersed with announcements in Swahili, French, Lingala and other vernacular
languages, with the st identification: "This is Radio Candip bcing from Bunia". The st
appeared to be under the control of the Zairean rebel movement, the Alliance of
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire, led by Laurent Kabila. It bc calls
to those members of the Zairean armed forces wishing to surrender to do so.
Africa No 1 radio: "Sources close to the governor of Haut Zaire have learnt that Radio
Candip, a rural radio, is currently operating under the orders of the rebels. Speaking
on Radio Candip, one Commander Claude called on all the fleeing soldiers to return to
Bunia where, according to the radio announcement, they would be well received provided
they laid down their arms."
(Radio Candip was an educational radio station broadcasting on SW and FM and operated by
the Centre d'Animation et de Diffusion Pedagogique - Candip - in Bunia.)
(BBCM Dec 26, Africa No 1, Dec 29, via AGDX)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 283
11 Jan 1997
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ANGUILLA
On 6090 kHz University Network in English at 0830-0930 UTC; found this
following a tip in Cumbre Dx; usual pr of Gene Scott, also talking about this new SW
outlet and asking listeners to call in for telling where they are listening to 6090 kHz
[I did not call, though]; clear channel in EUR at that time, so no problem to log; tried
to fax them a report to Anguilla at the number given in WRTH96, but got an announcement
telling that the number has been temporarily disconnected (are there too many DXers with
fax capability these days? ;-)); this might be the end for logging Radio Esperanza/CHL
in Europe on this channel. (Harald Kuhl-D, Dec 31)
6090 kHz Caribbean Beacon at 0105 UTC rlg px in E with translation in Japanese, 0130 UTC
ID: "University Network ... presents Dr. Gene Scott", with R. Bandeirantes in
background. (Passmann Jan 3)
Log or QSL it and forget it. A new SWBC radio country, yes, but what a waste, merely
another tx carrying nothing but the boring and rude Dr. Gene Scott duplicating Dallas
and Nashville--and WWCR tells me that Scott has a commitment to keep existing txs rather
than let Anguilla replace them. Tnx to a tip from Pete Costello, I found Caribbean
Beacon active on 6090 UT Dec 29 at 0433 but very low mod //WWCR 5935. Recheck Dec 31 at
0400 DGS was talking about Anguilla and asking for reception reports, but this seemed to
be a tape playback of a couple nights earlier, since at 0429 he said modulation was 98
percent, power up to 75 of the 100 kW, and hoped to be on 24h by Sun. The 0500 hour
seemed to be new, since at 0509 he gave the daytime freq as 11775, should be on 24h by
Jan 1. Later on Dec 31, 11775 at 2000 had nothing but Spain, and at 2321 check 6090 was
up.
Then on Jan 1 at 1808 11775 was on with DGS translated into Spanish //13845 WWCR. Jan 2
at 1110, DGS was all over the 25mb on an overloaded ATS-909: 11775 was really there, but
also on 11745 which was the sum of KAIJ 5810 and WWCR 5935, receiver mixing products;
also mixing with Marti on 11825 which was 5890 plus 5935; and on 11870 which is 2 times
5935, all caused by receiver overload. Jan 6 at 0145, 6090, DGS was getting sustained
applause from his psychophants--or was it canned? when he gave the 2 new SW fqs, and
said his "Secret 6" project had come to pass, apparently name has something to do with
being on the 6 MHz band and its numerological significance; said 6090 starts at 2 pm,
presumably PST = 2200 UT, and at 2202 later that day the switch was made from 11775.
I've yet to hear any local ID for Caribbean Beacon on its frequencies only.
Then on Jan 7 the tx was silent, nothing on 11775 at 2130 check, nor on 6090 at 2200 or
0100 checks. Still missing Jan 8 at 1400 check, but a hummy carrier came on around 1420.
I hear that the power grid on Anguilla is very unreliable, and txs need extra protection
from it; and DGS is fuming mad at the Anguillans for the hostile reception his st has
received there. In this location at night, 6090 can be fair while 5935 and 5810 are very
poor. (Glenn Hauser-USA, Oklahoma, Jan 8)
ANTARCTICA
11553 kHz, AFAN according to a letter from the st received by Alex Jackson
and reported in the NZ DX Times, a utility tx will be used to carry the Amercian
football Superbowl in a few weeks.
(Peterson Radio Newsbulletin in Cumbre DX)
In 1995, a tx was used to relay the game to remote sites in the Antarctica with some
success. I don't believe that they had this relay last year. Having said that, this
year's Superbowl will be on Jan 26th. It looks like kick-off is at 2318 UTC and the game
usually last about three hours. There are also extensive pre-game shows carried by many
sts. (Johnson in Cumbre DX, Jan 1)
AUSTRALIA...
This Log features several receptions in Australia of:
6025 IRN VOIRI-Tehran
2035 NF Arabic 31/12 (BP)
9565 SLK DW-Trincomalee 0035 Russian 2/1 (BP)
11600 SEY FEBA Mahe
1414 NF ex 11670 Vernaculars 1/1 (DV)
(Bob Padula-AUS, via EDXP37, Jan 8)
BANGLADESH
Bangladesh Betar, Khabirpur on 4880 kHz at 1338 UTC typical Bengali folk
song, fast fade-in, but fading out again before 1400 UTC.
BELARUS
On 5032 kHz at 0730-0815 UTC, the former military LSB utility tx near Minsk is
back on the air here with a px in Russian, playing Ru and E pop songs, like R Roks did
previously. Also advs and ID: Radio B or Radio Biek. Nothing heard on former //5262 kHz.
SINPO 45444.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, Jan 1) [yes super signal strength in Stuttgart too, WB]
BHUTAN
BBS Thimpu midday broadcast on Sunday observed in English on 6035 kHz at 09151000 UTC. Good signals in South Asia. Mon-Sat 5030 kHz at 0900-1400 UTC.
(Sarath Weerakoon-CLN, UADX, Jan 5)
BRAZIL/SOUTH AMERICAN WINDOW
Several Brazilians audible this morning on 31 mb -- 9585, 9615, v9630.1, and 9685 kHz.
all fair level at 0905 UTC. Also could just hear was Paraguay on v9737 kHz. NHK via
Montsinery on 6070 kHz booming S9+ at 0855 UTC. There was LA mx mixing with a below
strength RAI Italy 6110 kHz same time. On 6185 kHz at 0815-0900 UTC Mexico mixing with
Vatican Radio, which bc special holiday on Epifania - Tres Reyes.
The top end of the 49 mb is now clearer in Europe, than I can remember ever hearing it
now that Radio Bremen 6190 is off and now France 6175 kHz. Would be nice for DX-ers if a
few more switched off too!! (Noel Green-UK, Jan 6)
CHINA/TAIWAN
UNID 11940 kHz [semi-clandestine Voice of China from Taiwan] at 0830-0927
UTC jammed by China. Monitored the broadcast on Jan 4th. Jamming began at 0825 UTC, a
few minutes before the st came on the air. No signature tune or any other fanfare. At
0912 UTC, a distorted transmission of China National Radio Prg 1 joined the frequency.
All disappeared after 0927 UTC.
ERITREA
On 7085 kHz Voice of Broad Masses of Eritrea with excellent S9 level signal at
0455 UTC into ID 0500. Eritrean mx at 0455 on 3 Jan. Best I've ever heard this signal in
NA. (Henderson via DXW, Jan 3)
ETHIOPIA
On 5500 kHz Voice of Tigray Revolution heard here past 0452 UTC with
Ethiopian and Arabic type mx, Solid S6 on 3 Jan, S4 on 4 Jan, nice signal //7515 kHz,
which was louder on 3/1 but also more QRN.
6210 kHz R. Fana in Amharic at 0454 UTC with OM in talk on 1/3. S6 level. No QRM. Not
noted on 4 Jan. Good EaAfrican night 3 Jan. (Henderson, via DXW, Jan 3-4)
After four weeks I received a QSL letter from The Voice of the Revolution of Tigray,
POBox 450, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia; V/s Fre Tesfamichael; also postcard was enclosed.
The same day I received a Season's Greetings card from Radio Ethiopia.
(Van Arnhem-HOL, via DXW, Jan 6)
FRANCE/RUSSIA
This Log features reception in Australia of:
9830 RUS RFI-Ossuorijsk 2300-0000 new relay site French 30/12 (BP)
RFI registrations on HFCC list:
7305 RFI Irkutsk
RUS 11.00-12.00
7305 RFI Irkutsk
RUS 12.00-13.00
7420 RFI Irkutsk
RUS 09.30-10.30
12025 RFI Irkutsk
RUS 23.00-01.00
5945 RFI NovosibirskRUS 22.00-23.00
7430 RFI NovosibirskRUS 12.00-13.00
7315 RFI Ussuriysk RUS 22.00-23.00
9830 RFI Ussuriysk RUS 23.00-00.00
Lo
Cb
Mn
Fr
Mn
Mn
Mn
Fr
As
As
As
As
As
As
As
As
RFI sneaked in an additional Russian relay for W96, located at OUSSOURIJSK, close to
Vladivistok, near the border with Korea. Here is the complete sked for RFI services for
Australasia, and the Pacific Region, reflecting the new relay:
Australia and Papua New Guinea:
1030-1130 French 11700 Beijing
South East Asia:
2300-0030 French 7120 Issoudin
2300-0000 French 9570 Yamata
2300-0000
2300-0100
1400-1500
1100-1200
1200-1300
1500-1700
1400-1500
1100-1200
1200-1300
French 9830 Oussourijsk
French 12025 Irkutsk
Vietnamese 6120 Yamata
Lao 7305 Irkutsk
Khmere 7305 Irkutsk
French 9790 Issoudin/Allouis
English 12030 Issoudin
French 11890 Beijing
English 11600 Xian
China and Korean Peninsula: Novosibirsk
0930-1030 Mandarin 7420 Irkutsk
2200-2300 Mandarin 5945 Novosibirsk
2200-2300 Mandarin 7315 Oussourijsk
1200-1300 Mandarin 7430 Nobosibirsk
1030-1200 French 7140 Yamata
1200-1300 Mandarin 7140 Yamata
0930-1030 Mandarin 9660 Yamata
(Bob Padula-AUS, via EDXP37, Jan 8)
France Inter progr missed on MW relays 675, 1071, 1161, and 1350 kHz. So Latin American
in the clear at 0845 UTC, Spanish on 1350 kHz, lots of commercials, but could'nt get an
ID, similar mx I hear via Caracol 5076 kHz.
And RFI is not in use for RFI during "daytime" since Jan 5th, and 3965 kHz is not heard
when it is scheduled to be on air at 0800 UTC.
[May temporarily only, due to extended snowfall and low temperatures in France at
present. Let's wait and see. WB]
Now audible on 6175 kHz: WYFR Portuguese at 0800-1000, VoR Turkish til 1530 UTC. Also
clear for RNB on 6180 kHz at 0800 UTC. Faded down low by 0855 UTC when jamming was
audible on channel -- probably intended for Taiwan. (Noel Green-UK, Jan 6)
GUAM
KTWR Guam in English to Asia on 9870 kHz at 1000-1200 UTC. [Extended by
additional one hour?]. (Arthur Cushen-NZL, via RNMN, Jan 9)
HONG KONG
BBC Hong Kong sinking rapidly!
I got the following brief message from Miles Ashton at BBC Hong Kong, it sounds like the
tx site will soon be just a memory! Richard Buckby
Spotted your
antennas are
yet. Regards
(via Richard
note on the above whilst searching for info about it today. All of our
down now. The two txs are nearly packed for shipping out but not sure where
- Miles
Buckby <richard@g3vgw.demon.co.uk> Jan 6)
INDONESIA
9525.0 V.O.Indonesia
-0400# #0800-1300#
9552.5 RRI-Ujung Pandang -0100-0759# S/off as usual.
9565.0 RRI-Jakarta
Inactive
9630.0 RRI-Jakarta
-0000-12009680.0 RRI-Jakarta
-09509705.0 RRI-Pontianak
Inactive
9741.8 RRI-Sorong
-0100-0757# S/off as usual.
11750.0 RRI-Jakarta
Inactive
11785.0 RRI-Jakarta
-085011885.0 RRI-Jakarta
-2300-120015125.0 RRI-Jakarta
-2300-0752# S/off as usual.
15150.0 RRI-Jakarta
-2300-0200# #0858(Juichi Yamada-JAP, in JEMBATAN, Jan 7)
JORDAN
I was puzzled to hear Jordan on five frequs simultaneously around 0800 UTC
recently - 15600 15435 15270 11835 and 11810, especially as they are supposed to have
only three txs! I presume 15600 and 15270 kHz to be some sort of spurious radiations 15435+165 = 15600, 15435-165 = 15270.
(Noel Green, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK Dec 30)
[yes, at 1900 UTC Jordan noted on 9660 and 10000 kHz even, spurious outlet of centered
9830 kHz. WB]
KENYA
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, 4935 kHz, music to time pips at 2100 UTC (last
one up a note), by a woman announcer "This is KBC, Nairobi. The time is Midnight,
Sat..." and she continued with about 5 mins of nx, then a "words of faith" sermon by a
man, then the women announcer concluded with a brief announcement mentioning Nairobi
again before ending with the NA, carrier off 2110 UTC. I've been chasing this one since
early December. The signal is alway there, but the audio has been so light as to make
this one unreadable. Finally, today, s8-9 signal. Posted on our Web site at
<http://www.trsc.com/sounds.htm>. (Tom Sundstrom-NJ, Jan 3)
KOREA NORTH
The ext (Japanese) sce of R. Pyongyang did not bc Kim Yong Il's New Year's
address on Jan 1, 1997. Since the death of Kim Il Sung, new year address has not
broadcast on Jan 1. (Mitsuaki-JAP, via DXW, Jan 3)
v7927.5 kHz R. Pyongyang in Chinese at 0000 UTC, mx & ID.
LAOS
I received a QSL letter from Lao National Radio Vientiane 6130 kHz after 4 weeks.
Also a progr schedule, a seasons greetings card and some Lao stamps were included. V/s
Miss Chanthery Vichitsavanh, announcer English section, POBox 310, Vientiane. (Van
Arnhem-HOL, via DXW, Jan 4).
MALTA
Voice of the Mediterranean has advised for several new broadcasts. These will
include: Japanese, on Suns local time in Japan, 8am on 9800, or 11am on 15550 or 4pm on
15550. The exact time will be based on listener preferences, and will start "soon"..
They correspond to UTC days/times: Saturday 2300 9800, Sunday 0200 on 15550, and 0500 on
15550.
Another new sce is planned for NoAM, with test transmissions beginning on the first
Sunday in February. These will be for the Atlantic Border Provinces and States 7400 and
on 13600 to the Pacific Border States and Provinces. Proposed times are 11am-2pm
"Canadian and American local time". Programming will be English 11m, Maltese noon,
French 1.30pm, and German 1.30-2.00pm.
Another new transmission planned is a three-hour morning release for Europe and the
Mediterranean, "Valletta Calling" in English, French and German. This will be in
addition to existing programming for Europe and the Mediterranean, and contract
negotiations are continuing for lease of suitable txs. (Bob Padula-AUS, Jan 8)
NORWAY
Democratic Voice of Burma in Burmese noted on new 9725 kHz (x11850) at 14301500 UTC in Burmese. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Jan 5)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
NBC Port Moresby on 4890 kHz at 1400 past 1900 UTC seems to be
running all night with latest pop songs and hourly news bulletins.
SEYCHELLES
FEBA Radio noted a new sce to India at 0800-0900 UTC on 15540 kHz in Tamil
& Malayalam. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Jan 5)
SINGAPORE
On 6015 kHz Singapore Radio International at 1223-1247 UTC good. E px about
software piracy and interview with Microsoft Singapore director. 1230 Nx headlines.
//6155 kHz. (Van den Boogert from Singapore, Dec 22)
SURINAM
On v4991.2 kHz R. Apintie, at 0403* UTC directly into NA from back to back mx.
Mixing nicely w/ Ancash as both on nearly the exact freq this eve.
(Rippel, via DXW, Jan 5) (e-mail: apintie@sr.net )
TAJIKISTAN
On 4975 kHz at 0150-0240 UTC, Tajik T, Yangi-Yul is now using this fq for
its own Foreign Sce, obviously replacing 7245 kHz. Heard with several ID's and IS and px
in Dari until 0200 UTC, followed by Farsi. 4635 kHz was of course not in parallel as it
carries dom sce. (Adrian Petersen, Jan 1)
THAILAND
[see also under Hong Kong] BBC Nakhon Sawan Thailand relay started full
operation on Jan 1st, 1997 with beaming of programs to South Asia. Monitored sked as
follows:
5975
5990
6085
6095
6140
1500-1830
1630-1700
1400-1500
1500-1545
1515-1615
WS Eng
Bengali
Hindi
Urdu
Sinhala/Tamil
7225
7235
11685
11750
15310
15380
15380
15405
15405
(Alok
1330-1410 Bengali
1700-1800 Hindi/Urdu
0800-0830 Bengali
0800-1400 WS Eng
0100-0300 WS Eng (is it from SNG or OMA?)
0030-0200 Bengali/Hindi/Urdu
0200-0300 Pashtu/Persian
0230-0245 Eng by Radio
0800-0830 Bengali
Dasgupta-IND, Jan 5)
HFCC registrations
5965 2100-2200 NAK
5965 2200-2300 NAK
5965 2300-2400 NAK
5975 1500-1830 NAK
5990 1300-1615 NAK
5990 1630-1700 NAK
5990 2200-2400 NAK
6085 1400-1500 NAK
6140 1515-1615 NAK
7160 2200-2300 NAK
7180 1100-1615 NAK
7225 1330-1410 NAK
9510 1830-1900 NAK
9580 0900-1310 NAK
9580 2200-2300 NAK
9580 2300-0100 NAK
9600 0100-0215 NAK
9600 2300-2400 NAK
9750 1700-1900 NAK
11685 0800-0830 NAK
11750 0800-1400 NAK
11955 0300-0500 NAK
11955 0900-1130 NAK
15280 0000-0530 NAK
15280 0900-1100 NAK
15310 0000-0300 NAK
15380 0030-0300 NAK
15445 0230-0245 NAK
15445 0800-0830 NAK
17790 0300-0530 NAK
21660 0300-0530 NAK
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
45
20
45
290
45
325
40
305
255
25
25
325
305
40
20
45
325 Intermittent
40
325
305
290
45
25
50
25
290
305
300
325
290
20
VoA Udorn Thani noted in Tibetan at 0000-0100 on 7255 (x7175) kHz.
(Alok Dasgupta-IND, Jan 5)
TURKEY
TRT Ankara English schedule, 1930 UTC changed again.
5965 1930-2030
English
500L EMR Eu,NAm (x5970)
On Jan 4th on 6035 kHz in lsb mode instead.
6000 1930-2030
English
500
CAK Eu
(WB Jan 4-5)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
On 6015 kHz, V of the UAE, Abu Dhabi, at 2022 UTC. New freq with
Arabic talk till 2024 UTC ID, "Idha'at ul-imarat al-arabiyah t-ul-mutahidah min abu
zabiy"; fair mixing with another st and //9770 kHz. Also there at 1735 next day. (Bob
Hill-USA, Dec 22)
UNITED KIMGDOM
BBC Transmission sold!
The long awaited privatisation of the BBC Tx networks seems to have finally taken place.
According to todays "Daily Telegraph" the domestic network, which includes UHF TV,
VHF/FM radio, and MW & LW sites, has gone to "The Castle Tower Corporation" a consortium
which is based in Houston, Texas and operates 1.200 broadcast sites in the US and
Caribbean. They are believed to be paying 210 million pounds for the network of 740
sites.
The World Service sites will remain in the hands of its management via a buyout vehicle
called "Merlin Communications International". The business is worth roughly 15 million
pounds according to the Telegraph.
Contracts are expected to be signed this month and the BBC will invest the proceeds from
the domestic network in its proposed digital services. The proceeds from the World
Service sell-off will go to the UK government. ("Daily Telegraph", Jan 4)
BBC Transmission sell-off - further details.
Here are some further details of the BBC Transmission sell-off press release:
Transmission sale: WS staff bid preferred
The BBC has announced the preferred bidders for its Home Sce and World Sce transmission
businesses. Merlin Communications International, a management and employee buy-out team
from the World Sce's Programme Delivery Sce, is the preferred bidder for the World
Service business. And a consortium led by Houston, Texas-based Castle Tower Corporation,
which operates more than 1,200 wireless and broadcast communication sites throughout the
United States and the Caribbean, and including TeleDiffusion de France, is the preferred
bidder for the Home Sce business. No figures have been released by the Corporation as
yet, but press estimate the value of the sale at somewhere above the book value of #210
million.
The contract with the CTC Consortium is expected to be signed by the end of this month,
with the signing of the contract for the World Sce business following as soon as
practicable. Proceeds from the Home Sce sale will be used by the BBC to help finance its
move into the digital age; proceeds from the World Sce sale revert to the Government.
Further details will be announced on the signing and completion of the contracts.
Deputy director-general Bob Phillis, who has overseen the sale process, said: 'Our
stated criteria were to select a preferred bidder in the best interests of the BBC, its
licence payers and its staff. This required us to evaluate the various financial,
technical and qualitative factors. 'The Home Sce management and employee buy-out team
made a very strong and professional bid, but this was an intensely competitive sale.
'Assets included in the Home Sce sale are: A ten-year contract for transmission of BBC1
and BBC2 analogue tv, BBC analogue national, regional and local radio, DAB phase 1 and
other sces.
Transmission HQ at Warwick and most of the equipment there. Freeholds and leaseholds to
740 HST tx sites, including equipment. Site sharing agreement with NTL, the company
which transmits commercial tv sces. The benefit of contracts of employment with some 500
staff. Freeholds and leaseholds relating to property in Daventry, and at Brookman's Park
in north London. Commercial contracts with third parties for other sces.
In the World Sce deal, assets include: A ten-year contract for distribution of World Sce
radio; operation and maintenance of seven overseas sites (but not the sites themselves,
which are being retained by the BBC/FCO). WS Programme Delivery Sce - the co-ordinator
for delivering WS Radio to its audience (contracts with 67 staff plus access to the Bush
House control room) - and World Sce Transmission operations. Global Distribution System
(a digital satellite system) and third party distribution contracts. Four UK sites, one
FCO owned. Commercial contracts for hiring out transmission capacity in the UK and/or
oversees.
The Castle Tower Consortium, which will be based in the UK, includes TeleDiffusion de
France, a subsidiary of the France Telecom Group, and private equity investment firms
Candover Investments plc and Berkshire Partners LLC.
The bid by Merlin Communications International for the World Sce Transmission business
is supported by financiers led by investment capital group 3i plc.
(Richard Buckby-UK, Jan 8)
USA
Radio Free Asia, current schedule as of Dec 31, 1996:
2300-0000 UTC Chinese 6240, 7495, 7530, 13800kHz
2300-0000 UTC Tibetan 7415, 7550kHz
1300-1400 UTC Tibetan 7355, 9440kHz
1500-1600 UTC Chinese 6240, 7495, 7530, 9455kHz
(Shigenori Aoki of the Asian Broadcasting Institute, via DXW)
The following messsage will be of interest. If reproducing, please credit Robert German
via EDXP:
RFA now also from KHBN, Palau on 9910kHz 1500-1600 and 2300-2400 UTC.
(Robert J. German, INTERNET:rgerman@clark.net )
Roboscan remote HF monitoring systems and HFBC Frequency Management Software
FTP: clark.net /pub/rgerman
Web: http://www.clark.net/pub/rgerman/home.html
FCC has told all licensees that registrations for alternate frequs will no longer be
accepted. There are too many unused registrations from other countries, such as Russia,
clogging up the books and preventing other sts from using them. Also, sts will be
expected to use frequs which are propagationally correct for the target; e.g., WJCR
should use a higher frequency than 7490 in the daytime.
(George McClintock, WWCR, W.O.R., Jan 8)
ZAIRE
v7203.72 kHz, ORTZ-Lubumbashi, at 0518 UTC, assume RF for the New Year, since I
have not heard them recently. Local hilife and excited talk by a man. Best in USB mode,
since this was QRM'ed on the lowside (7202.63) by an unID with time pips! Who could this
be? It was in sync w/WWV, too...sounded *a lot* like the US Naval Observatory's Master
Clock...
(Sharp via DXW, Jan 1)
"The following article is taken
from a newsletter posted to the rec.radio.info newsgroup on USENET. It mentions a
possibility of opening up for US HAM radio communication on the 60 meter band on
frequencies between 4945 to 4995 kHz. What do you think about it? Personally I'm against
it, as it surely will interfere with broadcasts originating from and aimed at the public
in countries that are neighbours to USA. Secondly, does anyone really belive that 40 kHz
is enough space and how long time will go before Radio Amateur People in Europe will
aquire the same rights?
Therefore NO to US Ham radio on 60 meters!
______
[qoute from the newsletter:]
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 96 08:43:35 -0700
Subject: Amateur Radio Newsline #1010 - 12/20/96
NTIA SAYS "MAYBE" TO NEW HF BANDS
The possibility of expanded high frequ Amateur Radio allocations after the turn of the
century is included in a Dec 13th document released by the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration. Titled High Frequency Spectrum Planning Options by the
N.T.I.A., the report lists up to nine hundred kHz of new or upgraded allocations that
could be opened to Amateur Radio at a later date. Included is a new ham radio band from
4945 to 4995 MHz.
Changes or additions to existing bands include making 3.5 to 3.8 MHz an exclusive
worldwide Amateur Radio allocation, rearranging 40 meters to cover 6.9 to 7.2 MHz,
expanded worldwide primary allocations at 10.1 to 10.35 and 14.0 to 14.4 MHz. Also
included are expanded bands at 18.068 to 18.318, 24.74 to 24,89, and 28 to 30 MHz.
But this will not be a free ride. This is because some of the expansions proposed are
mutually exclusive for amateurs and broadcasters. This means that there is the
probability that the two sces will have to share on a non-interfering basis on 17, 20
and 30 meters.
If you want to read the report, take your computer to:
www.ntia.doc.gov
and use the search engine to find it. (Condensed from NTIA release)"
(Jens Sondergaard, via DXW, Dec 31)
MUF forecast, FOT for teh Heard Island Expedition VK0IR
Graphic representation for worldwide MUF SW forecast, FOT...
to Heard Island in Januar 1997 can be obtained via web page
http://www.access.ch/agtim
On HomePage line 'new VK0IR' click on 'Kurzwellenfunk Prognose' or select the direct
path
http://www.access.ch/agtim/hfmap/vk0.html
These maps are worldwidely valid for all sts, which wants to enter in contact with
VK0IR. Choose the corresponding time of day. The frequency pointed on the map for your
location by color. Also notice the intense hourly changes.
To see all 24 maps, you need Netscape Navigator V.2 or V.3, or Microsoft InternetExplorer 3.0. Other GIF Browser, shows you only the first map of the sequence, 12 UTC.
Best DX, 73 de Andre Meystre, HB9BIG
Sender: agtim@access.ch
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 284
15 Jan 1997
________________________________________________________________________
DAYLIGHT WINDOW
Comment by Noel Green: propagation conditions have certainly
deteriorated since mid of Dec, signals are not so good as they were.
Liberty #1 Seoul has been putting in a good signal on 6015 kHz. Heard after Nederland
goes off 6020 at 0900 UTC, I hear time pips on the hour and what sounds an ID.
Definitely in Korean though, At 0955 UTC I could hear an IS which eventually I
recognized as China. There were lots of pips, Chimes and Marches at 1000 UTC, but
difficult to tell which st was broadcasting what!
[Singapore on 6015 kHz too]
On 6010 kHz, where I had previously been hearing what I believe was "The Voice of
National Salvation" fr NoKorea, there is now loud jamming only!
(Noel Green-UK, Jan 3-6)
But yours truly do keep hearing the following signals at unusual time:
5965 RN Bonaire in English at 0945.
5975 RKI Seoul nondirectional in Japanese at 1200-1300.
5990 BBCWS Nakhon Sawan-THA relay at 1300 UTC.
6065 BBCWS Yamata-JAP relay til 1300 UTC, then Chinese.
6195 BBCWS, scheduled both 1300-1400 UTC ATG and SIN, but
suppose hearing Kranji-SIN.
6260 Tashkent-UZB ? at 1300 UTC.
7185 UNID, 1330-1345 UTC, mentioned Bangla Desh over and over again.
7190 Beijing in Japanese //9855, 1300-1400.
7255 Nigeria playing non stop mx, still after 0830 UTC.
7355 RFA [TJK?] in Tibetan, 2nd channel in // 9440 kHz, 1300-1400.
9530 R Thailand in English, 1400-1430.
9670 KFBS Saipan in Vietnamese 1400-1500.
v9706 Radio Ethiopia Addis Ababa at 1400 UTC.
NG: On 9706 kHz there was an African st at 0820 UTC at
good level, but with splash from VoA Arabic on 9705 kHz
til 0830 UTC. Language was unknown but I don't think Amharic
(Ethiopia) and mx was certainly not(!) East African type!
I believe this was probably Niger.
v10059.8 Hanoi-VTN at 1300-1400 UTC, booming in today.
17730 1330-1500 Sports live coverage in English language,
but deep fading, suppose Meyerton-RSA covering
football match Zambia vv South Africa, qualification
match for World Cup in France 1998.
(WB Jan 11)
RAMADAN
will take place this year from about 10 January to approx. 7th of February,
look out for extended schedules from broadcasters in Islamic countries. Exact dates may
vary slightly.
For some of you it will be of particular interest what can be heard here during Ramadan
here in Europe of course. This is a monitoring snapout list - not complete in total - of
stations propagate to EUR for morning & daytime, and at EUR nighttime.
Both are given, all Arabic language programmes worldwide, from Western countries also,
as well as remaining Muslim country broadcasts, in local languages also.
0500-1200 UTC time span
_____________________________________________________________________
5825 PAK
6150 VoA
6870 SOM
7100 TUR
7195 BBC
7245 MTN
7120 LBY
7200 SDN
7286.5 TUN
7130 IRN
7210 QAT
7475 TUN
7140 BBC CYP
7235 DW
9200 SDN
9530 ARS
9400 PAK
9560 TUR
9445 TUR
9460 TUR
9568 ARS CLA
7170 VoA
7245.1 ALG
9510 OMA
9570 QAT
9605 UAE AD 9620 ARS
9705 VoA
9755 EGY
9850 EGY
9630 JOR
9780 YEM
9675 TUR
9800 EGY
9700 LBY
9814.2 ISR
11665 KWT
11745 IRN
11818.6 ARS
11925 TUR
11980 EGY
11715
11785
11850
11935
12085
11725
11785
11890
11955
11730
11810
11910
11970
11708.2 ARS
11750 QAT
11835 JOR
11930 IRN
12050 EGY
ALG
ARS
LBY
ARS
SYR
TUR
EGY
OMA
TUR
TUN
JOR
IRN
UAE AD
13605 UAE AD 13620 KWT
13670 TUR
13675 UAE D
13710 TUR
15060 ARS
15140 OMA
15260 IRN
15345 MRC
15395 UAE D
15475.1 EGY
15095
15165
15290
15355
15435
15495
15110
15230
15330
15365
15450
15505
15116.2 EGY
15235 VoA
15335 MRC
15385 TUR
15470 PAK
15084 IRN
15145 TUR
15285 EGY
15350 TUR
15415 LBY
15480.1 ISR
SYR
UZB
JOR
JOR
JOR
KWT
KWT
ARS
UZB
IRN
TUN
KWT
17735 TUN
17745 EGY
17885 UAE AD
17760 UAE AD 17780 IRN
17900 PAK
21495 ARS
21665 ARS
21605 UAE D
21530 ARS
21715 TUR
17880 ARS
21630 UAE AD
_____________________________________________________________________
5915 ISR
6030 BBC
6175 IRN
5925 RUS
5945 BUL
6085 OMA
6105 JOR
6180 UAE AD 6550 LBN
7110
7180
7260
7325
7120
7190
7265
7475
TUR
IRN
IRN
RFI
9440 AWR
9570.2 QAT
9665 AWR
9770 UAE AD
9840 RUS
9880 KWT
BUL
IRN
AWR
TUN
9440 CHN
9575 MRC
9700 LBY
9780.3 YEM
9845 RFI
9900 EGY
7130
7210
7270
7540
5980 TUR
5990 RFI
6110 BBC
6120 TUR
6854 SOM CLA
IRN
7140 BBC
QAT
7220 UAE AD
AWR
7286.5 TUN
AWR KSDA
9460 TUR
9605 UAE D
9703.4 ARS
9800 EGY
9850 EGY
9988 EGY
9530 VoA
9645 CVA
9730 ARS
9815.1 ISR
9855 KWT
6025 IRN
6175 RUS
7147
7240
7295
8000
ARS
IRN
RUS
SDN
7180 VoA
7245 ALG
7325 BBC
9555
9655
9735
9835
9865
ARS
9560 TUR
RFI
9665 IRN
OMA
9755 EGY
WYFR via Skelton
RUS
9870 ARS
11610 AWR
11680 BBC
11708.3 ARS 11710 UAE AD 11730 BBC
11734.2 TZA 11750 QAT
11765 BBC
11780 ARS
11810 CVA
11850 LBY
11910 IRN/TUR? 11935 ARS
11955 TUR
11970 UAE AD 11990 KWT 12025 DW Krasnodar
12050 EGY
12085 SYR
13620 KWT
13630 JOR
13660 BBC
13670 TUR
13675 UAE D
13715 AWR
15084 IRN
15335 MRC
15110 KWT
15140 OMA
15415 LBY /./1251
15180 BBC
15495 KWT
15215 ALG
15505 KWT (WB Jan 11-13)
BURKINA FASO
National radio announces frequency change. Radio Burkina announced on
30th Dec that from 0800 UTC on 31st Dec it would use 7230 kHz as its daytime freq
instead of 9515 kHz. The head of the transmitting centre, Marcel Teho, said that the
change was being made after tests at Djapaga and Bobo Dioulasso had shown that 7230 kHz
provided better reception.
(Monitoring observations on 3rd January confirmed that Radio Burkina continues to use
4815 kHz in the evenings and early mornings.)
(Radio Burkina, Dec 30, BBCMonitoring research 3 Jan, via AGDX)
BULGARIA
On v9774.7 kHz R. Varna (p). A Fridays-only heterodyne on 9775 Golos Rossii
(which closes at 2300*), observed for several weeks, finally produced some audio on Jan
3. Tuned in at 2223 UTC and heard nondescript rock/pop vocals, with heavy splash from
Golos Rossii. Very little speech observed
difficult to be sure of language. Sounded
Reception useless after 2343 UTC when VoA
audible until 2400* UTC. (Tony Jones-PRG,
(e.g. short items at 2300, 2330 and 2342), and
like Bulgarian, and definitely not Russian.
tx was warming up on 9775 kHz. Heterodyne
via Cumbre Dx, Jan 3)
CHINA
Heilongjiang People's Broadcasting Station Harbin, first progr, ID in Standard
Chinese: "Heilongjiang renmin guangbo diantai".
Chinese 2100-0600, 0835-1440 (Korean 0840-0940, E 1330-1400) 4840 1593 1341 900 621 kHz.
(BBCM via AGDX, Jan 7)
CLANDESTINE
4070 kHz V.O. Iraqi Kurdistan, 0414-0428 UTC. Long tlk by M in pres.
Kurdish ending w/ID at 0419 UTC, instru. mid-east mx bridge, another tlk by dif. M
w/many, ments of America and ending w/another ID at 0424 UTC ...Kurdistani Iraqiyah.
Another easy ID at 0427 UTC. (Valko-PA, via Cumbre Dx, Dec 28)
CROATIA
Radio 101's temporary permit to expire soon. Excerpt from report by Croatian
Radio 101. We are coming close to the end of the progr. However, we will shortly discuss
the media. There is no news regarding us, but do not relax, because 15th Jan is close.
This date is important for two reasons: Radio 101's temporary bc permit expires on that
day, and it is the deadline for submitting applications for the new open competition.
After that, they have to decide who gets the two Zagreb city frequs within a month,
which means by 15th Feb.
(Radio 101, Zagreb, via BBCM, via AGDX, Jan 4)
ECUADOR/AUSTRALIA
This morning's VK7WI Tasmanian Divisional WIA bc on 7090 kHz at 2230
UTC stated that HCJB had purchased property in Australia to erect a SW tx to bc to Asia.
It quoted Ron Cline the President of the World Radio Missionary Fellowship, the parent
organisation as saying property had been purchased but it wasn't clear exactly where. I
have been told at an HCJB deputation meeting about 4 years ago that HCJB were praying
about a possible site in NoWe Australia in the Kimberleys.
With the future of Radio Australia up in the air due to budgetary cutbacks, it would be
interesting if the first private SW radio st in Australia will become operational in the
very near future.It does depend on whether HCJB is able to gain a license from
Australia' Spectrum Management Authority who are responsible for the licenses but I
cannot see any difficulties there.
Has anybody heard if indeed HCJB has purchased property and where? I am interested.
(Robin L. Harwood, 5 Helen Street, Newstead, Tasmania 7250, Australia. Telephone (03)
6344 2324; E-mail: robroy@tassie.net.au; Packet :VK7RH@VK7BE.#LTN.TAS.AUS.OC.
(rec.radio.shortwave via Mick Ogrizek, via EDXP, Jan 12)
FRANCE
RFI using new SW frequencies for Asia. RFI [Radio France Internationale] Paris
has been using two additional SW frequs to Asia since 4th Dec 1996. Using txs located in
Russia, these new frequs enable RFI to better reach its listeners in China and Vietnam.
The progr in Standard Chinese is bc to China in the 41 mb on 7430 kHz 1200-1300 UTC. The
French progr to Vietnam is bc in the 31 mb on 9830 kHz between 2300-0000 UTC.
Summary of RFI's Chinese-language broadcasts
SYMBOL 183 "Symbol" 10 2200-2300 UTC (7135 kHz, 5945 kHz) using the Ussuriysk and
Novosibirsk txs in Russia. Target area: Xian, Wuhan, Shanghai, Beijing.
SYMBOL 183 "Symbol" 10 0930-2300 UTC (7420 kHz, 9660 kHz) using the Irkutsk tx in Russia
and the Yamata tx in Japan. Target area: the coast between Shanghai and Guangzhou, and
Beijing.
SYMBOL 183 "Symbol" 10 1200-1300 UTC (7140 kHz and the new 7430 kHz frequency) using the
Yamata tx in Japan and the Novosibirsk tx in Russia. Target area: Beijing and the
coastal region from Quingdao to Guangzhou.
(RFI press release, via BBCM via AGDX, Jan 7)
France Inter progr missed on MW relays 675, 1071, 1161, and 1350 kHz. So Latin American
in the clear at 0845 UTC, Spanish on 1350 kHz, lots of commercials, but could'nt get an
ID, similar mx I hear via Caracol 5076 kHz.
And RFI is not in use for RFI during "daytime" since Jan 5th, and 3965 kHz is not heard
when it is scheduled to be on air at 0800 UTC.
[May temporarily only, due to extended snowfall and low temperatures in France at
present. Let's wait and see. WB]
Now audible on 6175 kHz: WYFR Portuguese at 0800-1000, VoR Turkish til 1530 UTC. Also
clear for RNB on 6180 kHz at 0800 UTC. Faded down low by 0855 UTC when jamming was
audible on channel -- probably intended for Taiwan. (Noel Green-UK, Jan 6)
France Inter progr relay still on LW Allouis 162 kHz, but ceased MW relays 675, 1071,
1161, and 1350 kHz on Jan 1st. Missed also MW Lille 1377 and Nice 1557 kHz of "Radio
Bleue" sce. Latvia now noted on 1350, and Ukraine on 1377 kHz.
And RFI Allouis non directional SW to CeEUR on 6175 kHz at 0500-2200 UTC ceased also,
seems off for ever.
Only AF outlet via Issoudun tx site from 1700-2200 UTC 100 kW 178 degr observed on 6175
kHz. Thanks to a tip of Noel Green.
Iran at 1400 UTC now here in the clear. Also VoR in Turkish at 1600, there is also
jamming on the frequ til 1600 UTC.
And Allouis 3965 kHz is not heard when it is scheduled to be on air at 0800 UTC,
registered 1600-0900 UTC. But Polish 2200-2300 UTC here. Also scheduled for 3965 kHz AF
relay at 2100-2200, and 3970 kHz at 0400-0700 UTC.
(Noel Green-UK, Jan 6; WB Jan 11-12)
TDF
TDF
3965 1600-0900 ALL
4 ND
6175 0500-2200 ALL 100 ND
TDF
TDF
TDF
TDF
3965
3970
3970
3985
2100-2200
0400-0700
2200-2300
2000-2100
ISS
ISS
ISS
ISS
250
250
250
250
180
180
55 Polish
95 Serbian/Croatian
TDF 6175 1900-2100 ISS 500 60
TDF 6175 1700-1800 ISS 500 70
TDF 6175 1800-2200 ISS 500 180
(HFCC registrations)
GEORGIA
Latest schedules for Georgian, Abkhaz radios. Changes have been made to
Georgian Radio's bcing schedule following tx upgrading, Voice of Russia's "DX Club"
programme reported on 5th Jan. The new schedule is as follows:
Georgian to Iran
0500-0600, 1600-1700 on 6080 kHz.
to Turkey 0630-0800, 1730-1900 on 6080 kHz.
English to ME
0930-1000 & Georgian 1000-1030 11910 kHz.
English to ME
1630-1700 & Georgian 1700-1730 6230 kHz.
English to CeEUR 0800-0830 & German
0830-0900 11910 kHz.
English to CeEUR 1800-1830 & German
1830-1900 6080 kHz.
Russian "in a northwestern direction" 0600-0630 11910 kHz.
2030-2100 6080 kHz.
Radio Abkhazia from Tbilisi in Russian is bc 0430-0500 UTC on 189, 1044 and 5040 kHz,
Weds & Fris, and in Georgian on Mons & Thurs.
Radio of the Republic of Abkhazia bcs from Sukhumi in Abkhazian and Russian at 0430-0530
& 1500-1600 UTC on 1350 & 9495 kHz. On Weds & Fris the bcs are in Georgian. The
correspondent supplying this information reported that the timing of these bcs was
rather fluid, "DX Club" reported.
(VoR, Moscow, via BBCM via AGDX, Jan 5)
GERMANY
At 1000-1400 UTC DW ceased using Julich 6140 kHz for German sce to NoEUR, 100
kW, 40 degrees. Scheduled 0600-1700 UTC time span, and still print out in January
schedule. Apparently in use 0600-1000 when sudden stop, 1400-1700 only.
Frequ open now to hear CRI Beijing in Vietnamese til 1257, and from 1300 English.
(Noel Green-UK, Jan 8)
GUINEA
v7125.63 kHz, RTG Conakry, 0635+ UTC with domestic mx selections and man in
French w/brief intervening anmts. Possible ID with short fanfare at 0645 UTC, then man
with presumed news as per sked. Fair-good during mx segments but voice modulation level
was quite low. Unnoticed on few other previous dates so apparently irregular.
(Clark, via DXW, Jan 8)
HEARD ISLAND
The temporary beacon from the Heard Island DX-pedition was logged here as
follows:
Frequ 14100.0, st IARU Beacon, Heard Island, Jan 13, 1607 UTC,
call-sign: VK0IR in CW. (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Jan 13)
IRAN
Voice of Southern Azerbaijan radio schedule. The opposition radio st Voice of
Southern Azerbaijan is currently observed with bcs in Azeri 0615-0715 UTC on 11935
kHz, 1630-1730 on 6055 kHz. This radio st, which was first observed in July 1996, bcs in
support of the National and Independent Front of Southern Azerbaijan, hostile to the
Iranian government. Southern Azerbaijan is the Iranian province of Azarbayjan which
borders the Republic of Azerbaijan.
(BBCMonitoring research Dec 96-Jan 97, via AGDX)
v11790.4 kHz VOIRI Tehran, at 1312 UTC, Malay program //11885 kHz till 1330 UTC, when
went into presumed Urdu //11875; 11885 continued in Chinese. Dual-path echo on v11790.4
kHz, not noted on 11885 or 11875. This station may not be particularly difficult to
hear, but it's a challenge to keep up with the constantly changing sked.
(Hill, via DXW Jan 11)
IRAQ
PUK radio frequency announcement. Voice of the People of Kurdistan, the radio st
of the Jalal Talabani-led Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), carried the
following announcement in Arabic at 1500 UTC on 3rd Jan:
"Dear listeners: We would like to draw your attention to the fact that the transmission
of our progrs on the SW 75 mb of 4080 kHz will stop for several days, for technical
reasons, from Sat 4th Jan 1997. You can follow our progrs at 1000 UTC every day on SW 49
mb of 6020 kHz." (BBCMonitoring research 3 Jan, via AGDX)
ITALY
For W96, the amended sked for the RAI Italian Sporting Px on Sundays is:
1345-1710 UTC 9855 Central Eu, 17780 NA, 21535 SA, 21520 EAf, 21710 CAf and SAf.
Relays of the HS are: 0600-1300 15240 21520 CAf;
2300-0500 6060 Mediterranean (Night program);
0500-2300 6060 9515 Mediterranean (Radio Uno);
0500-2300 7175 Mediterranean (Radio Due);
0530-1300 6110 Eu (Radio Uno); 0700-1300 7235 Eu (Radio Due);
(Researched from sked submitted by Lucio Coceani, via EDXP)
KOREA (DPRK)
Radio Pyongyang, Korean Central Broadcasting Station, Pyongyang, tel:
+850-2-36344/812301 fax: +850-2-814418
0000-0050
0000-0050
0000-0050
0400-0450
0400-0550
0400-0550
0500-0550
0500-0550
0600-0650
0600-0650
0600-0750
0700-0750
0700-0750
0800-0850
0800-0850
0900-1050
0900-0950
0900-0950
1000-1050
1000-1050
1100-1150
1100-1150
1100-1250
1200-1250
1200-1250
1300-1350
1300-1350
English
French
Spanish
English
Japanese
Korean
Korean
Spanish
Chinese-Std
English
Japanese
Chinese-Std
English
English
Korean
Japanese
Russian
Spanish
Korean
Russian
Chinese-Std
English
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
Chinese-Std
English
15130 13760 11335
15230 11845
13650 11700
17765 15230 15180
11780 9650 9505 3250
9375 9345 7200
17765 15230 15180
9975 6575
17765 15340
15230 15180
11780 9650 9505 621
15230 15180
17765 15340
15230 15180
9505 7250
7580 6520 3250 621
11740 11335 9375 9345 9315 7200
9975 6575
9975 6575
11740 11335 9375 9345 9315 7200
9345 7230 7200
11335 9975 6575
7580 6520 6070 3250 621
9345 7200 6125 4780
11335 9975 6575
11735 9975
15230 11740 9640 9345
1300-1450
1400-1450
1400-1450
1500-1550
1500-1550
1500-1550
1600-1650
1600-1650
1600-1650
1700-1750
1700-1750
1700-1750
1800-1850
1800-1850
1800-1850
1900-1950
1900-1950
1900-1950
2000-2050
2000-2050
2000-2050
2100-2150
2100-2150
2100-2250
2200-2250
2300-2350
2300-2350
2300-2350
(BBCM via
Japanese
7580 6520 6070 3250 621
French
11845 11735 9345
Korean
15230 9975 9640
Arabic
11905 9600 6520
English
13785 9975 9640 9325
Russian
9345 6575
French
9975 9640 9345 6575
Korean
11905 9600 6520
Russian
13785 9325
Arabic
11905 9600 6520
English
13785 9975 9640 9325
Korean
9345 6575
Arabic
11905 9600 6520
Korean
13785 9975 9640 9325
Spanish
9345 6575
French
13785 9975 9640 9325
German
9345 6575
Korean
11905 9600 6520
Arabic
11905 9600 6520
English
9975 9640 9345 6575
Spanish
13785 9325
French
9975 9345 6575
German
13785 9325
Japanese
11780 9650 7580 3250 621
Korean
15280 15130 13760 13650 11700
English
13650 11700
Korean
9345 7200
Spanish
15130 13760 11335
AGDX, Jan 7)
LAOS
6130 kHz Lao Radio, 2354 UTC Nice oriental songs. At 2358 UTC VoA s/on.
(Bernardini, via DXW, Jan 6)
LATVIA
Latvian Radio announces frequency changes. Fr 1st Jan 1997 there will be
changes in the bcing networks of Latvian Radio. The first progr's MW tx in Riga will in
future bc on 945 kHz. In Daugavpils [eastern Latvia], on 1539 kHz. [The Riga and
Daugavpils first programme transmitters had operated on 576 kHz in the past].
>From 1st Jan 1997 the 2nd progr will be receivable in Liepaja [southwestern Latvia] on
101 MHz VHF/FM. (via BBCM via AGDX, Dec 27)
MALTA
Voice of the Mediterranean announces new tests. New Japanese sce.
Voice of the Mediterranean announced that from the first Sun 2nd Febr it would start a
weekly bc in Japanese. The report added: "We would like our Japanese listeners to let us
know, preferably by first post on receipt of this newsletter, whether they prefer to
hear our progr at 2300 UTC on 9800 kHz or 0200 UTC, or 0700 UTC on 15550 kHz.
North America -- "Now good news for our friends in CAN & USA. We are making a special
appeal to our Maltese and Gozitan compatriots to tune in on 7300 kHz SW on the Atlantic
border provinces and states, and on 13600 kHz for the provinces and states on the
Pacific border. These are for a start test frequs for a month beginning on the first Sun
in Febr. The test transmissions will start at 1100 hrs Canadian and American local time
[as published]. The progr, called Radio Melita [Maltese for "Radio Malta"], will be for
the first hour in English. Then at noon we start a feature in Maltese. At 1300 hrs we
will have one half hour in French, 1330-1400 hrs we shall bc in German."
[1600-1900 UTC??]
(VoM newsletter, Jan 97, via BBCM via AGDX)
MYANMAR
v4725.02 kHz Myanmar Broadcasting System, Yangon at 1140-1150 UTC. Threshold
signal where too. Noted a woman in steady comments with some mx interspersed. I heard a
nxcast on BBC today concerning Myanmar, but they used Burma instead of Myanmar. I'm
confused? What's correct? (Bolland Jan. 3)
Depends on who's side you are on. Union of Myanmar is the official name of the country
per the current government. Burma is the name recognized by the ousted government. Ed.
1433-1450 UTC tent. ID, LL E/Bamar (?), abt abbreviations. (Passmann-D, Dec 30)
6570 Defense Forces BC,Taunggyi, (p) from 1205 to 1214 UTC some faint mx could be heard
in LSB . As no other st is listed on this frequ in WRTH or PWBR this might well be it.
PWBR lists st at 10 kw. (Karthaus, via Cumbre Dx, Dec 30)
NETHERLANDS
Europe Talk Radio starts bcs on 1395 kHz.
Here in Holland, Europe Talk Radio has started broadcasting on 1395 kHz as from 1st of
the year. It's a new commercial broadcaster in the Dutch language and their offices are
in the Radio Netherlands building. Talk Radio bcs around the clock except 1900-2200 UTC
daily when it closes to enable TWR to bc progrs to the UK via an Albanian tx operating
on the same frequency. Talk Radio address: PO Box 345, 1200 AH Hilversum, The
Netherlands. (RNMN Jan 9, via BBCM via AGDX)
NEW ZEALAND
"Kiwi DX" is the name of a new DX program that will be aired every 3rd
Tuesday at 0730z via New Zealand's Print Disabled Radio, on 1602, 3935 and
5960/7290 kHz. There will be a repeat the following Sunday at 0330z. Content will be MW,
SW and FM news and tips, primarily of interest and within propagation-reach of NZers. It
will be of approximately 15 mins duration and hosted by myself. If you have anything
you'd like to share - please send me an e-mail. Regular logs will not be of much
interest. (Paul Ormandy via DXW, Jan 12)
OMAN
Due to interference BBC via Masira Island is to use 7205 (x7105) kHz for their bc
in Hindi 1700-1730 & Urdu 1730-1800 UTC as fr 15th Jan 1997.
PHILIPPINES
9505 kHz, R. Veritas Asia, Manila at 1230 UTC, ID in English. (Clemente,
via DXW, Jan 4)
SEYCHELLES
FEBA Radio noted a new sce to IND at [Thur-Sun only] 0800-0900 UTC on 15540
kHz. Thurs 0800-0815 Oriya, 0815-0900 Hindi; Fris 0800-0900 English; Sats 0800-0845
Telugu, 0845-0900 Kannada; Suns 0800-0830 Tamil, 0830-0900 Malayalam.
SLOVAKIA
New station, Radio Regina Bratislava, a new regional st of Slovak Radio
(SRO), will begin on 792 kHz MW Tue 7th Jan. To area to cover listeners from the entire
Bratislava area, about 620,000 people. (BBCM via AGDX, Jan 4)
SOLOMON ISLANDS
v5019.98 kHz, SIBC, Honiara, at 1045 UTC with local promo's extending
best wishes for 1997, TC and back to pop vocal mx at 1051 UTC. Man at 1059 UTC announced
upcoming BBC news relay which was carried at 1100; lead item was timely, extensive
coverage of the Hebron shooting incident. Back to mx with 'Whiter Shade of Pale' at
1111. Man with closing ID and freqs, citing MW 1035 and SW 5020 and 9545 kHz [yet the
latter is obviously inactive], instrumental anthem 1132 UTC. Open carrier still on 1135.
Great signal - not heard like this in Ontario for a very long time! (D. Clark-CAN, via
Cumbre DX, Jan 1)
SOMALIA
6735v kHz, R Mogadishu, V of Somali Pacification (Presumed) at 1510 past 1630
UTC in Somali. Modest signals but subject to UTE QRM. 6545 kHz Holy Quran Radio 1515
UTC, with chants, sermons. Seems to be regular now.
SOUTH AFRICA
Stocks and Funds - Here's the schedule for THE INVESTMENT CHANNEL,
(scheduled to commence 15 Jan 1997):
0200-0255 6195
250
Middle East
0200-0255 7175
250
Middle East
0300-0325 7175
250
Middle East & East Africa
0300-0355 9775
250
0330-0425 11985 250
0400-0525 15225 250
0430-0525 11985 500
0530-0625 11985 500
Central & West Africa
0600-0725 9675
100
Southern Africa
0600-0755 15225 250
0630-0755 17735 250
0800-0855 17735 250
Middle East
0800-0855 21745 250
Middle East
0900-1125 17735 250
0900-1125 21745 250
0930-1225 11985 100
1230-1355 17735 250
1230-1355 21745 250
1400-1455 17735 250
1400-1455 21745 250
1500-1725 17735 250
1500-1555 21745 250
1800-1955 9675
100
1800-1855 17735 500
1900-2025 15420 250
1900-2025 17890 250
2000-2055 7270
100
2030-2155 17890 500
2100-2155 15420 250
(Kathy Otto/SENTECH web
Southern Africa
Middle East
Middle East
Southern Africa
Southern Africa
site)
TAJIKISTAN
On 4740 kHz, V. of Russia Relay at 1235 UTC. Selections from Tchaikovsky's
"Swan Lake," interspersed with narrative in English by woman. Fair strength, but choppy
and noisy. Still there after 1300 UTC at noticeably weaker level. (Hill, via DXW, Jan
11)
THAILAND
Radio Thailand noted in English on a new channel 11890 kHz at 0300-0330 UTC
mixed with NHK R.Japan to SoAS fr Ekala, Sri Lanka on the same spot. BBC Thailand after
initial snag restored full operation on 9th Jan and is now using 15310 kHz from THA from
SNG at 0000-0300 UTC.
[11890 0300-0430 UDO 500 38 IBB
15310 0000-0300 NAK 250 290 BBC - HFCC registration]
TUNISIA
RTT Tunis in Arabic actually 17735.1 kHz (x17498), and not Baghdad! At 0800
UTC in //with 11730 & v15450.4 kHz, at night on 7475.1 and 7286.5 kHz.
(Noel Green-UK, Jan 3)
TURKEY
TRT Ankara in Arabic 1000-1200 UTC replaced 11690 by 9675 kHz, //13710 kHz. CAK
site 250 kW, 150 degrees. (WB Jan 12)
USA
9400U kHz, at 2145 UTC, WGTG Mckaysville, phone in on Generic versus patent
antibiotics. Detailed discussion about comparative advantages. I was tempted to phone in
since I'm also a microbiologist!
(Norrie, via DXW, Jan 11)
VIETNAM
Unid 4685 kHz, +1130 1500 UTC signing off relaying Hanoi HS, seems to have
drifted from 4705 kHz. (Sarath Weerakoon-CLN, UADX, Jan 4)
v4795.4 kHz Son La BC Station at 1207 UTC, tentatively this with typical mountain-tribe
instrumentals and vocals, some a-cappella and others accompanied by native flutes.
Occasional announcements by man, too brief to determine language. Signal took a sharp
nosedive around 1225 UTC and was only a feeble het by 1230 UTC. If Son La (which has
been recently reported here), likely Hmong broadcast as sked 1200-1230 UTC per TBL. Weak
and very noisy reception. (Hill, via DXW, Jan 11)
v4959.7 kHz at 2220-2235 UTC, Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi with Home Sce in Vietnamese,
mostly news read by a woman. (Anker Petersen-DEN, via DXW, Jan 5)
v4959.8 kHz Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi at 2322 UTC with OM in Vietnamese talk.
(Steyn, via DXW, Jan 10)
UNID QTH
7355 kHz, R. Free Asia, opening at *1300 UTC, OC from as early at 1254 UTC,
sudden EG ID by M "This is R. Free Asia, the following program is in Tibetan", and said
pgming. Is this a new relay from KNLS possibly???
(Valko-PA, via Cumbre Dx, Dec 28)
[probably via TJK, and 9440 via Kamo-ARM.]
PUBLICATIONS
The 2nd edition of Fred Osterman's RADIO RECEIVERS PAST & PRESENT is out!
What a beauty!! High quality paper and same size as Chuck Dachis' Hallicrafters Book.
70+ manufacturers, 500+ model numbers covers tabletop radios (and rackmount units)
starting in 1945 to 1996. Don't know price (I think $20), but available from his company
UNIVERSAL RADIO 800 431 3939 or other dealers. Lots of Eddystones, National, Racal
radios with pictures. (radiomatt@aol.com (Radiomatt) in rec.radio.shortwave via Mick
Ogrizek, via EDXP, Jan 12)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 285
19 Jan 1997
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ALBANIA
TWR Polish via Cerrik, 100 kW 350 degr, replaced 5870 by 5905 kHz.
(Paniview-BUL, Rumen Pankov, Ivo Ivanov, O.Chengeliev, S.Ivanova, Jan 10)
ARGENTINA
RAE Buenos Aires in English Tue-Sat 0200-0300 UTC on odd 11708.6 kHz.
(Paniview-BUL, Jan 10)
AUSTRALIA/ECUADOR
HCJB says "no firm plans" for HCJB Australia relay. To facilitate
the goal of putting many of Asian languages on the air, HCJB World Radio has been
researching various strategic international broadcasting sites, one of which is
northwest Australia. HCJB has not negotiated with the Australian federal government for
permission to build or operate an installation in Western Australia.
(HCJB DX Party Line, Voice of the Andes, Jan 11)
AZERBAIJAN
Radio Azerbaijan in Russian, px "Araz" daily 0705-0710 UTC, 1400-1410. Mon,
Wed 1145-1200. Tue-Sat 0610-0620. Tue, Thur, Sat 1110-1140. Sat 0800-0830 UTC. On LW 216
kHz, MW 801 891 1476 kHz, SW not active.
VoAzerbaijan in Russian on MW 1296 kHz at 1830-1900 UTC, not heard on SW.
(Igor Zhurkin-RUS, WDXC Contact Jan)
BULGARIA
Radio Darik is believed to broadcast on 98.3 MHz FM in Sofia.
The people are informed live about events by Radio Darik, a private radio st that can be
received all over the country, which is now seen as the mouthpiece of the opposition.
Actually, we did not want that, a senior editor tells us, but the state media, which are
controlled by the Socialist government and the Bulgarian Socialist Party, have pushed
the radio st into this role. Today, Radio Darik is virtually the eyes, ears, mouth, and
heart of the people. Telephone lines are blocked most of the time, because protest
actions are reported from all over Bulgaria. Prominent actors make themselves available
as the presenters of the casts. The well-known radio voices do not fear reprisals. After
all, they only report the facts, which one should not be afraid of, one of them says.
However, the radio st virtually coordinates the demonstrations and, by listening to it,
even the police learn every day what is happening where. (BBCM via AGDX, Jan 12)
CHINA/TIBET
Bcs for national minorities fr Beijing:
0000-0026 Tibetan
11630 11375 8566
0030-0056 Uighur
11375 10260 8566 4735-Urumqi
0100-0126 Kazakh
11375 10260 8566 4970-Urumqi
0430-0456 Korean, 0500-0526 Mongolian 9920 9775 8566
0530-0556 Tibetan
15670 11630 11375
0600-0626 Uighur
15670 11375 10260
0630-0656 Kazakh
15670 11375 10260
1000-1026 Korean
9920 9775 8566 1206-Yanji
1030-1056 Tibetan
11630 11375 8566
1100-1126 Uighur
11375 10260 8566
1130-1156 Kazakh
11375 10260 8566
1200-1226 Korean
9775 5420 4190
1230-1256 Mongolian 9775 6974-Hohhot 5420 4800 4190 1458-Hohhot
1300-1326 Tibetan
8566 6110 5995-Lhasa 4035-Lhasa
1330-1356 Uighur
10260 9390 8566 4735-Urumqi 3990-Urumqi
1400-1426 Kazakh
10260 9390 8566 4970-Urumqi 4330-Urumqi
1430-1456 Mongolian 10260 9390 8566 5060-Urumqi 4980-Urumqi
2130-2156 Korean
9775 5420 4190 1206-Yanji
2200-2226 Mongolian 9775 5420 4800 4750-Hohhot 4190
1548-Hohhot (BBCM via AGDX, Jan 14)
CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS
[from CIS?] V of Southern Azerbaijan in Azeri on 11935 kHz signing on at 0615 UTC with
the signature tune followed by opening anmts by yl and then into formal prgming. Good
signals here in Sri Lanka. Signing off at 0715 UTC.
"Sawto Shaab al Iraq" (pro-communist) in Arabic (not connected to radio st with same
naming from Saudi Arabia 9570 & 11713 kHz) on Fris only 0400-0500 on 3908 kHz.
CROATIA
Radio 101's broadcasting permit extended. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs,
Transport and Communications on Thurs 9th Jan notified Radio 101 by official letter that
it would extend the permit for the bc of Radio 101 progrs on the frequency 94.3 MHz. The
duration of concessions for the area of Zagreb County and the city of Zagreb is five
years. (BBCM via AGDX, Jan 9)
ERITREA
On 10th Jan Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea radio announced the following
new schedule for progrs in the Tigrigna language eff Mon 13th Jan:
0300-0400 Mon-Fri, 0500-0600 Sat-Sun, 0930-1030 daily, 1200-1300 Sat-Sun, 1700-1800
daily. Carried on 945, 5000 and 7085 kHz. (BBCM via AGDX, Jan 10)
ETHIOPIA
Radio Fana replacing 9335 by 6940 kHz, and //6210 kHz.
GERMANY/MOLDOVA/MONACO
DW - Deutsche Welle ceased using MW Monte Carlo 702 kHz, 600 kW, 245 degrees, acc DW
programm magazine "DW radio" Febr 1997. French 1200-1300, Arabic 1300-1600, German 16002000 UTC.
Additional Russian via MW Maiac, Moldova, 999 kHz, 1000 kW, 1600-1700, 1900-2000 UTC.
Additional Serbian language progr at 0730-0745 UTC on 6010 & 7190 kHz.
German changes: 1800-2200 UTC to OCE/SoEaAS, Trincomalee 7125 replacing 11765 kHz.
Delete German via Juelich to ME: 9545 at 1600-1800, 21560 at 1000-1400.
Delete Juelich:
9770 kHz 1300 Bosnian, 1330 Croatian, 1400-1430 Macedonian.
11720 kHz 1430 Urdu, 1515-1600 Hindi.
17875 kHz 1000-1050 Persian.
Delete Nauen: 7255 kHz 0930-1030 Romanian.
Serbian via Juelich 1030-1100 7225 replacing 13790 kHz.
Japanese via Trincomalee-CLN 1230-1300 7225 replacing 11825 kHz.
(DW magazine) (Paniview-BUL, Jan 10)
DW to provide radio for German troops in Sarajevo. DW will provide Bundeswehr soldiers
with a comprehensive selection of information in the Sarajevo area also during its
follow-up mission. The Bundeswehr st "Radio Andernach" will extend its radio progr,
which now carries mainly entertainment progrs, from 12 to 24 hours. The Bundeswehr has
been provided with satellite receiving equipment for this purpose. The start of
broadcasting in Sarajevo has been promised for mid-Jan and depends on the allocation of
a frequ by the govt of the Bosnian Federation. In the past, DW cooperated with the
Bundeswehr's "Desert Radio" during the Bundeswehr operation in Somalia. At that time, DW
set up a large satellite rx system in the desert, thus providing the forces with a
comprehensive selection of radio and television progrs.
(DW press release, Jan 9, BBCM via AGDX)
Since New Year NDR tx Helpterberg MW 657 kHz ceased sce.
(Bruno Wiedemann, Frankfurt/Oder, Jan 15)
Yes, both Helpterberg 657 kHz and Putbus 729 kHz are off & silent since Jan 1st.
Comment and explanation of NDR Technical Departement: advice our listener to tune in NDR
4th progr via MW Hamburg 972 kHz, at reduced power of 100 kW (nominal 300 kW).
(NDR Hamburg, via Kai Ludwig, Jan 16)
Contact address of WDR Cologne Computer Club:
http://www.wdr.de/tv/Computer-Club/dk0wr.html
(WDR via Manfred May <manfred.may@wdr.de> , Jan 15)
INDIA
AIR launched a real time bc sce on the Internet on Jan 13, providing news update
in Hindi and English in addition to current affairs, music drama, speeches, discussions
and items from AIR archives.
This sevice is on http:
//air.kode.net
AIR Shimla v3222.99 kHz at 1537 UTC, English news, in parallel to 3345, 3365 kHz, etc.
AIR Mumbai 4840 kHz at 1535 UTC great instrumental folk mx, strong signal. AIR Aizawl
5050 kHz at 1507 UTC, Hindi folk songs, female announcement, 1515 presumed news, 15.30
male speaker with news in English, parallel to 3345 kHz. Competing with Voice of the
Strait on same channel. (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Jan 16)
INDONESIA
Radio Republik Indonesia, Ujung Pandang on 4753 kHz 1552 UTC folk song, 1558
interval signal, presumed news by male speaker.
IRAN
IRIB Tehran changes: 1730-1930 in Bosnian, Alban, Italian on 7145, 9610, and 9720
(x6005 & x7140) kHz. Bosnian at 2130-2230 9720 (x6005). English addit new time 1100-1230
UTC 11875, 11930, 15260 kHz.
VoPalestine Islamic Revolution in Arabic: 0400-0530 7115 & 9610 (x5995 & x9670). At 1930
UTC on 7190 kHz.
SEDAYE MOJAHED - MKO Mojahedine Khalq Organization
Here is the part from the interview given on Nov 17, 1996, with B. Moradi Head of Public
Relations Dept. of the Mojahedine Khalq Organization (MKO), leaders are Maryam & Massoud
Rajavi.
Q - There are several radio stations hostile to Iranian govt, which are "yours", of MKO?
A - Our radio is called "Sedaye Mojahed" translated as "Voice of the Crusadors".
Q - Do you have relations with similar radio sts as Sedaye Khargar, Sedaye Hezbe
Communiste Irana, or Denji Kurdestana Iran?
A - All are known for us.
Q - Where are your studio & txs located (based)?
A - In the border regions of Iran (with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey and sea-Persian gulf).
Q - And exactly, I have your envelope marked by Iraqi mail service?
A - It is all, I can say.
Q - Number of txs?
A - Nine.
Q - On which wavelengths I can hear Sedaye Mojahed?
A - We have two progrs. "Main progr" on stabil frequencies 6020, 6175, 7070 kHz is on
the air at 0300-0700 & 1500-2100 UTC. Some parts of this progr are used in our
"Operational progr" on 'moving' freqs in the range of +/-30 kHz, or 4450, 4650, 5150,
5450, 5750, 6450 kHz at 1700-2100 UTC.
Q - Why do you have 'moving' freqs?
A - To avoid the jammers of mullah's regime uses 30% of the total number of its txs to
jam SM and prevent reaching this voice to Iranian people. We need your advice and help
in our battle against the jamming. If you have any idea, technical material on this
subject we appreciate receiving it. Contact via: Box 199, BG-1000 Sofia-C, Bulgaria.
Observations of Sedaye Mojahed in Persian:
Main progr 0257-0657 & 1457-2057 UTC on 6175, 7067, and probably on 7185 kHz [latter one
is heavily jammed 24 hrs a day, WB]
Operat. progr 0254-0507 & 1654-2107 UTC on 4450, 4650, 5150, 5450, 5750, 6450, all
varying +/-30 kHz. 1654-2107 UTC also on 9430 kHz. 0254-0507 also on new 7225 (x9580,
x9590) kHz. (Paniview-BUL, Jan 10)
On 7th Jan Voice of Mojahed, the radio st of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO),
announced the following new schedule for its broadcasts, eff from 6th Jan:
1500-1700 UTC 6175 kHz, 1700-2100 UTC 5450, 5150, 4650, 4450, 3850 and 3550 kHz. 03000700 UTC repeat of 1700 bc on the same frequs. 0700-0900 UTC on 6175 kHz.
This radio st, which is hostile to the Iranian govt, bcs from txs in Iraq. It should be
noted that all frequs are changed constantly during transmissions in an attempt to avoid
jamming. (BBCM Monitoring Jan 7, via AGDX)
"Denji Kurdestana Iraq" in Kurdish, "Sawto Kurdistan al Iraq" in Arabic Thurs before
1400-1455 UTC 4070. Daily 0345-0600 & 1645-1930 UTC.
"Denji Gelli Kurdestana Iraq" in Arabic on 4110 kHz range 4095-4115 kHz, daily 0330-past
0655, before 1345-1604, Thurs before 1345-1415 & 1457-1604 UTC.
[non Iran] Radios of Communist Parties of Iran & Kurdistan 3888 (3875-3895) & 4400
(4360-4405) kHz, jammed: Persian "Sedaye Hezbe Comm-e Iran" 0430-0530 & 1657-1757 UTC.
Kurdish 1425-1529 Denji (approx Urdji) Irana. On 3945 (3930-3955), 4190 (4180-4230),
1330-1427 Surani Kurdish, 1430-1515 Kurdish "Denji Kurdestana Iran", 1530-1610 Persian
"Sedaye Khargar".
Note: Denji / Sawto = Voice. Gelli / Shaab = People. Hezbe / Urdji? = Party. Khargar =
Worker. (Paniview-BUL, Jan 10)
IRAQ
IRAQ Opposition PUK radio announces Arabic schedule. Voice of the People of
Kurdistan was observed on 7th Jan, bc in Kurdish 0950-1115 UTC followed by Arabic from
1115 UTC on 6009 kHz.
Voice of the People of Kurdistan, the radio st of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
led by Jalal Talabani, was heard in Arabic on 4119 kHz at 1500 UTC on 10th Jan with the
following announcement: "The Voice of the People of Kurdistan transmits its Arabic
progrs at three different times: The first begins at 1500 UTC, using a 75 mb SW frequ of
4010 kHz. The same progrs are repeated the next day at the following times: The first
begins at 0400 UTC, using a 75 mb SW frequ of 4010 kHz and the second after the Kurdish
programmes, which begin at 1000 UTC on the 49 m SW frequ of 6020 kHz.
(BBC Monitoring Jan 7-10, via AGDX)
ITALY
IRRS Milan Fr-Sun 2300-2400 3985usb mode, "Cumbre Dx" relay Suns at 2330 UTC.
RAI Rome in English at 2200-2230 on new 6150, 9565, 11815 kHz.
(Paniview-BUL, Alan Roe in Contact, Jan 10)
JORDAN
Jordan Radio Amman in Arabic at 0600-0900 on 11810, 11835, and 15435 kHz.
Latter bc spurious demodulated signals on 15245, 15270, 15600, and 15625 kHz.
LIBYA
Maybe test transmissions from new tx site in Western Libya:
additional carrier tests observed on 6155, 7120, 9655, 9705, 11770, 11785, and 11815
kHz, all from 0830-1100 UTC. (Paniview-BUL, Jan 10)
NETHERLANDS
From Jan 1st, 1997 new 'Talk Radio 1395' on 1395 kHz MW. (ex JazzRadio
progr, but still in Dutch Cable Networks available).
Address: Talk Radio, Postbus 345, 1200 AH Hilversum, Netherlands
(Paul Youngs in WDXC Contact, Juergen Lohuis-D, Jan 2)
PAKISTAN
Radio Pakistan Karachi Turkish 1700-1800 UTC on new v9513.8 kHz.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Radio stations in Papua New Guinea started broadcasting 24 hours a
day on 6th Jan. During the overnight period from 1400-1930 UTC (when the stations
previously closed) txs on MW & SW - including those in the TB now remain on the air. BBC Monitoring has observed the Karai Sce of the National Broadc
Corpor operating on 4890 kHz 1400-1930 UTC (when it would normally have been off the
air) several times over the past two weeks. (RNMN via BBCM via AGDX, Jan 9)
RUSSIA/CIS
Radio 3, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky new privat radio st on 855 kHz.
Khabarovsk 1188 kHz with 10 kW, bc FEBC-Russia 0500-1200 UTC, via Vladivostok 1296 kHz,
10 kW same progr, but at 0800-1100 UTC.
R Venets Moscow 1233 (x1071) kHz left the air due to financial reasons in November.
Krasnoyarskoye Radio Gorod (R City), previously called like Radio Babushkin Sunduk, is
one of two Krasnoyarsk sts sharing the frequ 1332 kHz. Radio Russkaya Volna (Russian
Wave) is the other.
Radio Ussuriysk commercial st 2300-1200 UTC on 1503 kHz since November. Address: ul.
Kirova 28, RUS-692503 Ussuriysk, Primorskiy Kray. Tel. 241 - 3 26 64.
Stavropol 1557 kHz re-transmits BBC WS in Russian, full time relay.
(Igor Zhurkin-RUS, WDXC Contact Jan, also Vladimir Kovalenko, Dimitriy Kuznetsov, Oleg
Bulatov, Yuriy Prokopenko)
SAUDI ARABIA
Holy Quran px in Arabic 0600-0900 UTC additional 7150 & 9715 kHz, //9530
kHz. (Paniview-BUL, Jan 10)
BSKSA Riyadh in Arabic at 1040 UTC on v11818.6 kHz.
(Roland Schulze-PHL, DSWCI SWN Jan)
BSKSA Arabic to EUR 1200-1500 15230, 1700-1800 11910, 1800-2300 9870. Call of Islam
1500-1700 11910. (Allen Dean, WDXC Contact Jan)
SOMALIA
Radio Mogadishu (pro-Aydid), Voice of the Masses of the Somali Republic
(Somali: Reediyo Moqdisho, Codka Shacabka ee Jamhuriyadda Soomaaliya) was first heard on
19th July 1993. It broadcasts in support of the Somali National Alliance (SNA), lead by
Husayn Muhammad Aydid, who succeeded his father Gen Muhammad Farah Aydid after his death
in Aug 1996. It described itself as "Voice of the Great Somali People" until April 1994
and then used the title "Voice of the Somali People" (Codka Ummad Soomaaliyaeed"). The
present name was adopted on 16th June 1995.
A separate station, which calls itself "Radio Mogadishu, Voice of the Somali Republic",
is controlled by Ali Mahdi Muhammad (Aydid's main rival in Mogadishu).
6890-alt 6870 kHz. 0300-0500 Somali, 0900-1030 Multilingual, 1030-1110 Radio Panorama in
Somali. 1300-1305 E nx, 1315-1320 Arabic, 1330-1335 Amharic, 1345-1350 Swahili, 14001410, 1530-1532, 1700-1740 Somali, 1945-1955 Somali, 2000-2005 E nx, 2015-2020 Arabic,
2030-2035 Amharic, 2045-2050 Swahili, 2100 signing off.
SOUTH AFRICA
Channel Africa in Portuguese 0400-0500 UTC replaced 7185 by 9695 kHz.
I had to make a change to Radio Sonder Grense's daytime frequency this week, from 7185
kHz to 7270 kHz. A jammer [see under Iran] suddenly put in an appearance in the late
afternoons, and was causing a lot of damage. Eastern sts propagate very well here in the
afternoons, so I suspect it may be coming from that direction. I've tried to identify
the station on 7185 kHz now that RSG no longer uses that frequency, but I've had no
success. (via Colin Miller-CAN, Jan 16)
PROPAGATION TO SOUTHERN AFRICA
On Wed Jan 15 at 0400 UTC unusually good signals were noted from that area on 60 and 90
mb, especially TWR Swaziland on 4775. Others noted included: 3306 ZWE, 3320 AFS, 3340
UGA (tent), 3356 BOT, 3396 ZWE, 4800 LSO, 4820 BOT.
(Colin Miller-CAN, Jan 16)
SRI LANKA
SLBC Velanda Sevauya, an amalgamation of the Sinhala Commercial Sce and Sri
Lankan FM
bc 24 h on 4870 & 6185 kHz since Nov 1st.
(Oliver Goonawardena-CLN, in WDXC Contact Jan)
SWEDEN
SR Stockholm in Swedish at 1100-1130 UTC addit 9865 kHz.
SWITZERLAND
From Januar 15th, 0505 UTC, daily TWR/ERF Christian window program with
folk music Radio Eviva via MW Beromuenster Gunzwil 1566 kHz, also via Swiss PTT cable
network and ASTRA satellite.
Schedule is 0505-0530 UTC starting with biblical impulses, music under the title
"Gruezi".
Scheduled at night 2000-2100 UTC. On Mons most important news magazine from the
Christian scene. On Tues Advisers progr "Impuls", experts and affected persons on
microphone. On Jan 21 "Coping with conflicts - or harmony, at all costs".
Gospel songs, Country, Canzoni, Song Writer, and Oldies on Weds. "Forum" on Thurs
Economy, Church, Politics and Society in talk rounds. Classic mx on Fris. On Sats
presents Contemporary and Christian Literature Scene. On Suns "Mosaic" progr,
contributions around the Christian believing.
QSL address: ERF - Evangeliumsrundfunk Switzerland, Postfach, CH-8330 Pfaeffikon,
Switzerland. (ERF D-Xpress, Jan 17)
TAJIKISTAN
At 1830 UTC Radio Tajikistan noted now on new QRG of 5800 kHz. Signing off
at 1900 UTC. Stronger than //QRG 4635 kHz.
(Matthias Gatzke-D, Jan 11)
TURKEY
TRT Ankara has reacted to the complaints of the Ham Radio operators
europeanwide concerning causing harmful interference by TRT Ankara in 40 mb: delete 7100
kHz 0400-0800 UTC. Add 7300 kHz 325 degrees 0400-0500 English, add 6040 kHz 335 degrees
0500-0800 UTC Turkish. Both tx Emirler 500 kW, HR4/4. Effective from Jan 27th. (TRT
engineering via Uli Bihlmayer DJ9KR via DF5SX, German BAPT [FCC Telekom] Jan 16)
Persian at 0930-1025 11795 replaced by 11715 kHz. (Paniview-BUL, Jan 10)
UAE
UAE R Dubai back on 13675 kHz since mid Dec, on 15395 kHz together with QBS Qatar
[0705-1305]! English at 1030, 1330, and 1600 UTC.
VoUAE Abu Dhabi in Arabic on new 9845 kHz at 1300-1800 UTC.
Also Abu Dhabi 7125 kHz noted here, observed from 1600-2300 UTC, but may be used the
whole night(?). On 1600-1800 UTC //6180, 11710 kHz.
(Paniview-BUL, Jan 10; WB Jan 12-18)
UKRAINE
Radio Briz, Sevastopol, 1476 kHz + FM, belongs to Ukrainian Navy.
Radio Vinnitsa local outlets on 1530 kHz. Radio Kharkhov 2nd progr, shared with Radio
Promin on 837 kHz. Radio Mazhor, Simferopol shares with R Promin 2nd px of Ukrainian
Radio. Radio Liberty ceased to use relay at Lesnoy since Nov 1st. In Dec the tx was used
1400-2200 UTC by R Delovaya (Business Wave), then all transmissions were stopped.
Onix Radio Kharkhov 1539 kHz has reduced power. Radio DI Dnepropetrovsk on 1593 kHz
(x1215)
Four local (oblast) stations are not shown in WRTH, 0410-0500, 1610-1700, but Kharkhov
observed at 1800-1900: 711 kHz Radio Donets, 837 Radio Kharkhov 2nd px, 1071 Radio
Dnepropetrovsk, 1530 R Vinnitsa.
(Igor Zhurkin-RUS, WDXC Contact Jan, also Vladimir Kovalenko, Dimitriy Kuznetsov, Oleg
Bulatov, Yuriy Prokopenko)
UNID STATIONS
1600-1700 7570 kHz - Somalia?
0300-0600 odd 6084 kHz Iraq? (Paniview-BUL, Jan 10)
A station noted on 4920 kHz in English during our late afternoons from around 2045 UTC.
Mentioned additional transmissions in the 41 and 31 mb. Must be from Africa. Nothing
listed in new WRTH. (Colin Miller-CAN, Jan 16)
UNITED KINGDOM & relays
BBC London changes:
German M-F 0600-0630 3980 Skelton (x3985), 1630-1700 6010-CYP (x5875).
Turkish 1600-1700 5875 Rampisham (x6020).
Persian & English WS 1615-1830 6095-OMA (x6090).
Continuing tests of RKI Seoul via Skelton 3970: Korean 1730, 1830-1930 Russian.
USA
VoA Slovak 1800-1830 7155 & 9645 Tangiers-MRC, replacing 7270 & 9735.
New schedule of RFE South Slavonic sce. 1700-2230 Serbian except Bosnian 1900-2000,
Croatian 2230-2300, Music 1830-1900. 1700 1197 Munich (x1593), 7115 Pals, 7245
Woofferton. 1800-1900 1197. 1900-2000 1593 Holzkirchen. 2000 1593, 7155 9600 9690 all
Tangiers. 2100 1593, 5955 7165 9680 all Tangiers. 2200-2230 1593.
On 5085 kHz WGTG, McCaysville GA, at 0345 UTC, good to fair with religious talk show,
much better than last time. (For you mapheads, McCaysville is
on State Road 5, near the Tennessee line. It's about 100 miles North of Atlanta.)
(BUENEMAN, MO-USA, via TFW, Jan 2)
9400U kHz, at 2145 UTC, WGTG Mckaysville, phone in on Generic versus patent antibiotics.
Detailed discussion about comparative advantages. I was tempted to phone in since I'm
also a microbiologist!
(Norrie, via DXW, Jan 11)
MIAMI - During the past week, WRMI has added five hours of English talk programming
daily, Mon-Fri. These are syndicated dom radio progrs in the U.S. which are interested
in reaching an expanded international, as well as national, radio audience. The new
programs are "The Derry Brownfield Show" 1600-1700 UTC, "J.D. Live" with Jon Dougherty
2000-2100, "The Henry Feinberg Show" fr 2100-2200, and "The Hour of the Time" with
William Cooper fr 2200-0000 UTC (all Mon-Fri 9955 kHz).
In addition, WRMI has added a new weekly progr called "The Voice of Reform" with Tony
Hernandez, UTC Weds 0200-0300 & 1400-1500 UTC 9955 kHz. This progr is produced by the
Florida chapter of the Reform Party, the political party founded by former U.S.
presidential candidate Ross Perot.
The new programs are basically conservative in character, and deal with agricultural,
political, moral and religious issues. Views expressed are not necessarily those of
WRMI, which sells airtime to progrs with widely divergent viewpoints. As a result of
adding the new programs, WRMI's schedule has been expanded as follows:
MON-FRI (local days in the Americas):
1100-1400 UTC Spanish
1400-1500 UTC Spanish/English
1500-1715 UTC English
1945-0200 UTC English
0200-0300 UTC (UTC Tues-Sat) Spanish/English
0300-0330 UTC (UTC Tues-Sat) Spanish
SAT:
2000-2100 UTC Spanish
0100-0415 UTC (UTC Sun)
SUN
1300-1500
2000-2130
2200-2230
0100-0300
1100-1400 UTC
2100-0100 UTC
Spanish
English
Spanish
UTC English
UTC English
UTC Portuguese
UTC (UTC Mon) English
1200-1300
1500-1700
2130-2200
2230-0100
0300-0415
UTC Spanish
UTC Spanish
UTC Spanish
UTC Spanish
UTC (UTC Mon) Spanish
WRMI has also scheduled special monthly bcs of Kiwi Radio from NZL (in English) at 10001030 UTC Jan 25, Feb 23, and Mar 30, 1997. As a result of the expanded sched, we have
been able to add some addit airings of our progrs Viva Miami, Wavescan and Con
Frecuencia.
Viva Miami (in English) can now be heard Mon-Fri 1530-1600 UTC; UTC Tue-Fri 0115-0145;
Sat 2100-2130 and 2200-2300; UTC Sun 0030-0100 and 2100-2130. Viva Miami (in Spanish) is
heard UTC Tue-Fri 0230-0300 and Sun 2330-0000 UTC.
The English-language DX progr "Wavescan" from Adventist World Radio is currently bc Sat
2330-2345 UTC, Sun 1345-1400, UTC Mon 0200-0215, and Thur & Fri 1500-1515 UTC.
The Spanish-language DX progr "Con Frecuencia," produced by Ruben Guillermo Margenet, is
aired UTC Sat 0230-0300, Sun 2130-2200, and UTC Mon 0000-0030.
(Jeff White, WRMI -- Radio Miami International, Jan 13)
UZBEKISTAN
VoRussia via Tashkent relay 13785 & 17860 at 1000-1300 UTC in English.
(Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, Dec 16)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 286
24 Jan 1997
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[updated Jan 20-24]
RAMADAN
will take place this year from about 10 January to approx. 7th of February,
look out for extended schedules from broadcasters in Islamic countries. Exact dates may
vary slightly.
For some of you it will be of particular interest what can be heard here during Ramadan
here in Europe of course. This is a monitoring snapout list - not complete in total - of
stations propagate to EUR for morning & daytime, and at EUR nighttime.
Both are given, all Arabic language programmes worldwide, from Western countries also,
as well as remaining Muslim country broadcasts, in local languages also.
PAL = to Palestine
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5825 PAK
6150 VoA
6870 SOM
7100
7140
7210
7245
TUR
7110 TUR
7115 IRN/PAL 7120 LBY
BBC CYP 7150 ARS
7170 VoA
7195 BBC
QAT
7215 IRN?/UAE AD?
7235 DW
MTN
7286.5 TUN 7475 TUN
9022
9510
9560
9610
9700
9755
9825
IRN
OMA
TUR
IRN/PAL
LBY
EGY
BBC
11665 KWT
11745 IRN
11818.6 ARS
11910 IRN
11970 UAE AD
13605 IRN
13710 TUR
15060
15145
15285
15345
15385
15450
15505
ARS
TUR
EGY
MRC
TUR
TUN
KWT
9200
9530
9568
9620
9705
9770
9850
SDN
9400 PAK
ARS
9530 IRN
ARS/IRQ? CLA
ARS
9630 JOR
VoA
9715 ARS
EGY
9780 YEM
EGY
11708.2 ARS
11785 ARS
11835 JOR
11925 TUR
11980 EGY
11715 TUR
11785 EGY
11850 LBY
11930 IRN
12005.6 TUN
13605 UAE AD 13620 KWT
15084
15165
15290
15350
15395
15470
IRN
UZB
JOR
IRN
QAT
PAK
15110 KWT
15230 ARS
15325 IRN
15350 TUR
15395 UAE D
15475.1 EGY
9445 TUR
9540 IRN
9570 QAT
9665 VoA
9718.3 ARS
9800 EGY
11725
11790
11875
11935
12050
9460
9555
9605
9675
9740
9814.2
TUR
IRN
IRN
ARS
EGY
TUR
ARS
UAE AD
TUR
ARS
ISR
11730
11810
11890
11955
12085
TUN
JOR
OMA
TUR
SYR
13670 TUR
13675 UAE D
15116.2 EGY
15235 BBC
15330 UZB
15355 JOR
15415 LBY
15480.1 ISR
15140
15260
15335
15365
15435
15495
17735 TUN
17745 EGY
17885 UAE AD
17760 UAE AD 17780 IRN
17900 PAK
21495 ARS
21665 ARS
21605 UAE D
21530 ARS
21715 TUR
7130 IRN
7200 SDN
7245.1 ALG
OMA
IRN
MRC
IRN
JOR
KWT
17880 ARS
21630 UAE AD
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5915 ISR
6025 IRN
6175 RUS
5925 RUS
6030 BBC
6175 IRN
5945 BUL
5980 TUR
6085 OMA
6105 JOR
6180 UAE AD 6550 LBN
7110 TUR
7120 BUL
7125 UAE AD 7130 IRN
7147 ARS/IRQ? 7180 VoA
7180 IRN
7190 IRN
7210 QAT
7220 UAE AD 7240 IRN
7245 ALG
5990 RFI
6015 UAE AD
6110 BBC
6120 TUR
6854 SOM CLA
7140 BBC
7195 VoA
7260 IRN
7145 IRN
7200 SDN
7265 AWR
7270 AWR
7325 RFI
7286.9 TUN 7290 IRN
7475 TUN 7540AWR KSDA
7295 RUS
8000 SDN
7305 PAK
7325 BBC
9022 IRN
9400 PAK
9440 AWR
9440 CHN
9460 TUR
9515
9530 VoA
9555 ARS
9560 TUR
9570.2 QAT 9575 MRC
9585
9605 UAE D
9610 IRN
9645 CVA
9655 RFI
9665 IRN
9665
9700 LBY
9703.4 ARS
9720 IRN
9730 ARS
9735 OMA
9755
9770UAE AD 9780.3 YEM
9800 EGY
9815.1 ISR 9830 JOR
9835 WYFR via Skelton
9840 RUS
9845 RFI
9845 UAE AD 9850
9855 KWT
9860 DW Krasnodar
9865 RUS
9870 ARS
9880
9900 EGY
9988 EGY
(JOR spurs on 9660 & 10000 kHz)
11610 AWR
11680 BBC
11734.2 TZA 11745 IRN
11810 CVA
11850 LBY
11955 TUR
11970 UAE AD
12050 EGY
12085 SYR
13605 UAE AD 13620 KWT
13690 DW
13715 AWR
15084 IRN
15220 ARS
15495 KWT
15110 KWT
15335 MRC
15505 KWT
11708.3 ARS
11750 QAT
11910 ARS
11990 KWT
13630 JOR
11710
11765
11910
12005
PAK
IRN
AWR
EGY
EGY
KWT
UAE AD 11730 BBC 11730 TUN
BBC
11780 ARS
11795 UAE D
IRN
11910 TUR
11935 ARS
TUN
12025 DW Krasnodar
13660 BBC
13670 TUR
13675 UAE D
15140 OMA
15161.8 ALG 15180 BBC
15215 ALG
15345 MRC
15350 TUR
15415 LBY /./1251
(WB Jan 11-26)
ANGOLA
6095 kHz Vorgan, Jamba at 2000-2020 UTC Portuguese OM with report on Diana,
Princess of Wales, visit to Huambo and problems caused by unexploded landmines. Mx by
Roberto Carlos etc I/D. (Clemitson, via DXW, Jan 16)
ARMENIA
V of Armenia heard with strong signals on Suns at 0930-1000 UTC, and daily at
2130-2200 UTC on 9965 and very faintly on 7480 kHz. However, the Sun sked is incorrectly
announced as being broadcast at "1030 Yerevan time, 0730 Universal time". (Alan Roe-UK,
Jan 22)
AUSTRALIA
Feedback of R Australia still bc Fri 2210, Sat 0010, Sun 0410, 0610 UTC.
But replaced Sun 0810 by new time 0910 UTC, on 9580 9860 13605, and 21725 kHz. (RA
program)
BELARUS
Military SW tx on 5032 kHz relays Radio B-A progr (B-A stands for BelorussiaAmerica). Observed here in EUR mornings. It's a joint venture with WYFR and they use FM
104.6 MHz in Minsk. (Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, via Kai Ludwig, Jan 21)
BOTSWANA
4820 kHz
R Botswana Gaborone at 1910-1925 UTC in English YL nx & wx I/D
1919 UTC into SeTswana Local church nx. 7255 kHz R Botswana Gaborone 1738-1750 UTC
SeTswana, OM I/D Tk px - sounded like produce market prices.
(Clemitson, via DXW, Jan 15)
CAMBODIA
Fair to good signals from the only Dom Sce outlet v6089.9 kHz at 1130 past
1230 UTC. Mostly Khmer talks and music.
CLANDESTINE - Cambodian clandestine is now on 5405 kHz, fair signals at 1200 UTC.
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, Jan 23)
CHILE
The current is the SW panorame from this country:
v5824.9 kHz RTE, daily except Thu & Sun at 2100-0000 UTC. The st have printed a new full
data QSL-card for to confirm corrects reception reports to his Talagante address.
v6029.6 kHz Radio Santa Maria, Mon-Fri 0900-0300 (-0300 Sat), Sat 0900-0300 (-0300 Sun),
Sun 1000-0300 (-0300 Mon) UTC. The st relay nx px fr Radio Chilena (660 kHz MW in
Santiago) at the following times: Mon-Sat 0900-1000, 2200-2230, Tue-Sun 0200-0230. Sun
1100-1130, 1600-1630. Mon 0200-0230 UTC.
6080 kHz Radio Patagonia Chilena, Mon-Sat 0930-0000, Sun 1000-0000 UTC. The st relay nx
pxs from Radio Nacional de Chile (1140 kHz MW in Santiago) at the following times: Mon
Sat at each time on the hour a few minutes and between 1600-1700 UTC. Also relay the
sport px "Mas Deportes" daily at 1100-1200 and at 1700-1800 UTC.
6090 khz Radio Esperanza, daily 24 hours in Spanish, except English daily at 0630-0700
UTC, German Sun only 1200-1230 UTC. About the QSL policy, the st confirm reports
directly from his well known address in Temuco.
The postal fees from a letter up to 20 grs from Chile to: all American continent cost
$220 chilean pesos (US$ 0.53), for rest of the World cost $270 chilean pesos (US$ 0.66).
(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, reporting from Chila, Jan 19)
CLANDESTINE RADIO Stations
[CIS? to IRAN] Voice of Free Azerbaijan: Have been hearing it in the last week. 0613 UTC
carrier, then at 0615 UTC short musical theme id by YL and trumpets etc fanfare into
prgrming. Mostly talks with some mx as well. Gives address in Stockholm many times in
the prgr. Strength suggests at least a 100kW. This is no cave or desert operation!! Its
obviously from maybe Iraq. (Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK, UADX, Jan 19)
East AFRICA
Unidentified Somalia station is heard occasionally around 1500 UTC on 7530
kHz, mixing with RFee Asia to s.off at 1545 UTC. Not a drift of the Tigray station on
7515 kHz. Very hard to ID. Has been there for about 2-3 months. I dont know
whether this is the VOFSomalia from Galkayo.
VOBMO Eritrea signing off at 1800 UTC Saturday too. Maybe special for Ramadan on 7085
kHz. Fair signals in vernaculars. (Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK, UADX, Jan 19)
Both, VoEthiopia-ETH from Adis Ababa 7110 kHz and Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea,
Asmara-ERI, 7085 kHz are well heard at approx. 0400-0430 UTC time range. (WB Jan 18)
Radio announces new schedule. On 10th Jan Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea announced
the following new schedule for progrs in the Tigrigna language eff Mon 13th Jan: 03000400 Mon-Fri, 0500-0600 Sat-Sun, 0930-1030 daily, 1200-1300 Sat-Sun, 1700-1800 daily.
(The above service are carried on 945, 5000 and 7085 kHz.)
(BBCM via AGDX, also via DXW, Jan 10)
7085 kHz Tentative Voice of Broad Masses of ERITREA, here early at 0409 UTC probably due
to Ramadan with vocals/chants. Could have been an Arabic st, but mx was characteristic
of HOA music. Fair, some QRN. (Henderson via DXW, Jan 17)
5500 kHz Voice of Tigray Revolution, 0355-0402 UTC, IS, the ID w/eccho at 0400 and talk
M anncr in Vn, pgm in //7515 kHz, best on 5500 kHz.
7110 kHz R.Ethiopia, 0402-0414 UTC, Vn nxs by M anncr, then talks M and F anncrs with
the nxs. (Barrera Chili, Jan 5)
ECUADOR
Due to an interference problem in South America, involving HCJB World Radio
and Radio Bulgaria, HCJB would like to announce our plans to change the frequency of our
French transmissions to Canada, currently on 9415 kHz, between 0030-0100 UTC, replaced
to 9410 kHz. We plan to effect this change at 0000 UTC, 26 Jan '97.
We apologize for any inconvenience that this change of frequency may cause for our
listeners. It is our hope to continue transmissions on this frequency during the same
time to Canada during the Z97 broadcast season (30 March '97 to 26 October '97) as well.
(David Lewis, HCJB Frequency Manager Jan 21)
Subject: DX Party Line Highlights--January 25
Radio Free Asia is to add new broadcasts.
News about the uncertain future of Radio Australia.
A conversation with Allan Loudell of WILM about medium wave tests,
and much much more coming up this Saturday on HCJB's DX Party Line.
The DX Party Line is bc every Sat by HCJB, The Voice of the Andes in Quito, Ecuador,
South America.
TO EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST: 0730 UTC on 5860 kHz, 1900 UTC on 11960 kHz.
TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND ASIA: 0900 UTC on 9445 kHz.
TO THE AMERICAS: 0100 and 0400 UTC Sun (8 and 11 p.m. EST Sat evening LT)
(Kenneth D. MacHarg, HCJB, Jan 23)
FRANCE
Inter heard yesterday in the "club des auditeurs" bc that RFI is planning to
stop broadcasting on SW to Europe and North America. Apparently they believe everybody
has a satellite dish or an Internet connection that allows continuous radio listening.
They said they welcome letters from listeners, to better know where they are and if SW
is really needed for them. Unfortunatly I didn't wrote down the precise address for that
poll. Did anybody do so? The best address I can come with is: RFI - club des auditeurs , Maison de la radio, 116 avenue du president Kennedy, F-75016 Paris, France.
But you may also write to them on their Web server. The address is
http://www.rfi.fr.
Follow the links "Dialoguer avec nous" then "Questions, suggestions sur RFI", and
"QUESTION".
(Eric Dujardin, dujardin@juvvadi.bell-labs.com, in
rec.radio.shortwave via Mick Ogrizek, Jan 18, via EDXP)
GERMANY
Suedwestfunk Baden-Baden online addresses:
Internet: www.swf.de
E-Mail:
online@swf.de
INDIA
NFQ fr AIR Delhi, Domestic service feeder 9835 kHz English Nx at 1530 UTC. 4760
kHz Port Blair is having severe tx problem. Heavily distored humming tx!
AIR Aizwal. Beautiful tribal singing of a devotional nature daily 0045-0100 UTC. Enlish
Reports from the Press at 1220 UTC.
(Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK, UADX, Jan 19/23)
IRAN
9575 kHz VOIRI Tehran. Bg *0030-0130* UTC observed on Jan 17. (Bob Padula-AUS,
EDXP)
Powerful signal on 7290 kHz, IRIB Tehran in Russian monitored signing on with
National Anthem at 1930 UTC. (WB Jan 20)
ITALY
Seasonal winter schedule of RAI - Radio Roma International, valid til 29 March
1997, all times given in UTC and frequencies in kHz.
EUROPE: Mediterranean Area
2300-0500 Notturno dall'Italia
0500-2300 Radiouno
0500-2300 Radiodue
0415-0440
1430-1455
1500-1525
1630-1655
1700-1800
2025-2045
2025-2045
2050-2110
2110-2130
2135-2155
5975
6035
5990
7235
7235
7105
6035
5975
5975
5975
(West)
(West)
(West)
(West)
(West)
(East)
(West)
(West)
(West)
(East)
7275
7290
7290
9710
9710
9685
7270
7270
7270
7290
6060
6060,
7175
(West)
(West)
(East)
(West)
(West)
(East)
(West)
(West)
(West)
(East)
9515
Italian
Italian
Italian
Italian / English
9670 (East) Arabic
9670 (West) Italian
French
Italian
11840 (East) English
Arabic
Portuguese
Spanish
Arabic
Central Europe
1530-1625
5990
7290 9755 French, fr 1555 Italian
1805-1825
5990
7240 9755 German
1935-1955
6030
7235 English
2000-2020
6015
7235 Swedish (Mon-Wed-Fri)
Danish
(Sun-Tue-Thu)
Esperanto (Saturday)
East Europe
0330-0350
0350-0410
0445-0530
0530-1300
0700-1300
1335-1600
1815-1905
1910-1955
2115-2225
7270
Russian
5975
7270 9575 Ukrainian
5975
7270 Lithuanian, fr 0510 Roumanian
6110
Italian (RAI Uno)
7235
Italian (RAI Due)
5990
7275 Albanian
1400 Slovene, 1415 German, 1435 Croatian, 1500 Turk,
1520 Greek,
1540 Bulgarian
6140
7110 Czech, 1830 Slovak, 1845 Polish
5990
7110 Serbian, 1935 Hungarian
6015
7110 Roumanian, 2135 Czech, 2155 Slovak, 2210 Polish
East Europe, FSU
0330-0350
5975
9575
Russian
0535-0555
1605-1625
2000-2020
9565
9575
6030
11800
11905
9565
Russian
Russian
Russian
ASIA - FAR EAST - OCEANIA:
Oceania:
1000-1100 11925 Italian (via Kranji-SIN relay)
Far East:
2200-2225
6150
9565
AFRICA - NEAR EAST:
East Africa:
0415-0530
9670 11840
0535-0555
9675 11840
0600-1300 15240 21520
1630-1655
9670 11905
1700-1800 11840 15320
1910-1930
9710 11840
2050-2110
9710 11840
11815
English
Amharic, 0435 Italian, 0510 Somali
Arabic
Italian
15310 Arabic
Italian (15320 ASC relay)
15250 Somali
Portuguese
Central and South Africa:
1700-1800 15230 15320 17870
2050-2110 15250 Portuguese
Italian
NORTH AMERICA:
1400-1430 15250 17780 Italian
1830-1905
9675 11800 Italian
2230-0325
6010 9675 11800 Italian, 0050 E, 0110 F, 0130 It, 0305 Sp
SOUTH - CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America:
0130-0230 11765 Italian (ASC relay)
South America:
2230-0325
9575
0130-0230
6110
11880 Italian, 0050 Sp, 0110 P, 0130 It, 0305 Sp
Italian (ASC relay)
SPORTS PROGRAMMES:
On Sunday, from 1345 to 1710 UTC, all progrs are subject to being curtailed or canceled
to allow nx bc and/or commentaries of sports events in Italian [calzio]:
Ce EUR 9855, NoAM 17780, SoAM 21535, EaAF 21520, Ce&SoAF 21710 kHz
MEDIUM WAVE BROADCASTS:
846, 900
2300-0500 (Notturno dall'Italia) Europe Italian
Midnight radio news bulletin, news and comments, plus music.
Night-time news bulletins in the following languages:
Italian
2400, 0100, 0200, 0300, 0400
English
2403, 0103, 0203, 0303, 0403
French
2406, 0106, 0206, 0306, 0406
German
2409, 0109, 0209, 0309, 0409
567
1430-1445
Mediterranean Area Arabic
1440[LUX] 2000-2030
Europe
Italian
(RAI website, via JKB, Jan 17)
KAZAKHSTAN
R. Almaty heard with strong signals Sats and Suns fr 1030-1100 UTC on 11840
(presumed still via Kiev relay) [//9620], but announcing the following frequs
(presumably direct) in metres 333.3, 59.58, 50.72 and 48.9 (which if my maths is correct
translates to 900, 5030, 5910 and 6130 kHz. (Alan Roe-UK, Jan 23)
LATVIA
R Latvia Riga International, Baltic state radio in English, starting with IS,
ID, into E nx at 2000 UTC on 5935 kHz. Powerful signal in Western EUR, and surprisingly
well modulation, not self evident on bc sts fr the former USSR these days. (WB Jan 18)
MYANMAR
Good on v5985.9 kHz. I cant call it variable since it has been here for some
time, spot on! Same time 5973 kHz, Myawadi holding out good level unto 1500 UTC. Also
Taunggi solid at 1200 UTC on 6570 kHz. The black Clandestine Karen st run by the Myanmar
authorities is off and has been for more than a month.
PALAU
R. Free Asia via KHBN, 9910 kHz, Jan 14 at 1530 UTC check in Chinese, just some
lite RTTY QRM, faded out before 1600 UTC; very poor next day at 1500 UTC, no KHBN ID
heard. Not heard on several checks in the 2300 hour. This deal started just in time,
since Armenia cancelled contract to broadcast RFA as of Jan 1, as Kazakhstan had
previously under pressure from China. Both say they are still willing to carry RFA to
other Asian countries, per LA Times article via Mike Cooper.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, World of Radio, Jan 21)
PUERTO RICO
A news item on RHC Jan 14 immediately following DXers Unlimited said local
residents on Vieques Island were objecting to a new over-the-horizon relocatable radar
which had been installed there. Maybe another source of SW interference? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, World of Radio, Jan 21)
RUSSIA
Mirovoye Radio (World Radio) is an RFE/RL sister station,formed as a joint
venture in Moscow and is a bc license holder. They went on the air on Jan 15, on 1098
kHz (10 kW) at 0300-2100 UTC with R.Liberty Russian progrs relay.
On Jan 11, a popular traffic radio st in Moscow, Avtoradio, started re-broadcasting RL
progrs fr 2100-0300 UTC on 68.00 MHz (1 kw).
(Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Jan 19)
SAUDI ARABIA
A bit different from WRTVH97 sked. 1400-1500 UTC hrd on 11710 kHz,
//15380 kHz, and a different sce 15060 kHz, //15230 kHz. All booming in. 11710 is new
for this time probably a Ramadan special.
SOUTH AFRICA/USA
The Investment Channel which was to begin broadcasts via Meyerton on
Jan 15, has had trouble installing its audio link between NA and SAf. Looks like the
problem will be solved by the end of the month.
(RNMN via Mick Ogrizek-AUS, EDXP, Jan 16)
SOUTH AMERICA
Superb propagation condition from America today. RFI Montsinery 21765
kHz signing on at 1900-2200 UTC. At same time HCJB also on 21455 kHz in USB mode,
English nx, and 11 stations noted in 16 mb.
SRI LANKA
Some might get confused by reports in the DX press that SLBC Sinhala
<Velenda Sevaya> Commercial Sce and FM Sce which has been combined and is 24 hours is
running 24 hours on 6185 and 4870 kHz. Its only the FM that is 24 hours. The SW are
1000-1630, 0000-0200 UTC on 4870; and 6185 is 0200-1000 UTC.
Also pl correct the UTC time for Sri Lanka in WRTVH its +6hrs. Its just a few days after
WRTVH deadline that the Govt decided to change it from +6.30 in Summer to +6 for winter.
However, it appears that there wont be a time change hereafter and all will emain +6
UTC. (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, Jan 23)
SLBC Velanda Sevauya, an amalgamation of the Sinhala Commercial Sce and Sri Lankan FM,
bc 24h on FM, but 4870 & 6185 kHz are 1000-1630, 0000-0200 UTC on 4870 kHz; and 6185 kHz
is 0200-1000 UTC, since Nov 1st.
(Oliver Goonawardena-CLN, in WDXC Contact Jan)
To add a few words to Sarath`s excellent report: "Vande Matarama" Vande is respect or
worship.. Mataram = Mother..more or less Hail Motherland. Akasha Vani = Akasha is Sky
and Vani is wave. Dhoor Dharshan = Dhoor is far, distant<DX!> Dharshan is views so
Distant Views. The Sri Lankan TV Service Rupa-wahini = is Rupa is pictures and wahini
from the sky! yes Tele vission! Guvan viduli is Guvan is Sky, space, etc viduli waves
etc. That's all the S.Asian Language Lesson for today!! We at UADX love to bring in
background info into our dx tips!
TAIWAN
Central Broadcasting Station - schedule as received by FAX Jan 13, translated
from Chinese, and confirmed by listening.
Network 1- Mandarin
2055-2200 3335, 7250
2200-0100 7250
0100-0200 7250
0200-0355 7250, 11970
0355-0955 3335, 7105, 11775, 11970, 15320
0955-1600 3335, 7250, 15320
1600-1900 3335, 7250, 15320
1900-2055 3335
Network 2 - Mandarin
1600-2200 6040, 9690
0955-1900 6085, 6180, 7105, 9630, 11775
Network 3 - Cantonese
0355-1555 6040, 9690
Network 4 - Mongolian
1000-1130 11905
Network 4 - Tibetan
1140-1300 11905
Network 4 - Uighur
1300-1500 11905
(Hans van den Boogert-HOL, via EDXP, Jan 15)
The Govt has decided to establish a single overseas sce by merging Voice of Free China
and CBS in July 1997. The station name is expected to be Central Broadcasting System.
(WRTH via EDXP, Jan 20)
TAJIKISTAN
Actually there are two new freq of Tajik Radio on the air, 5750 & 5800 kHz.
Both heard 1730-1900 UTC with the same signal strenght S9+15db here in Moscow, that's
unusual in compare with //4635 which is always much weaker. Perhaps these NF were
introduced due to Ramadan holidays.
UAE
VoUAE Abu Dhabi on new 7125 kHz, //6180, 7220 kHz, suffering by co-channel mixing
VoR, observed here approx. 1400-2300 UTC, but may be on air all-night, see netx item.
(WB Jan 16)
7125/7220 kHz, UnID at 2243 UTC, station with Middle Eastern vocals way underneath
Russian-speakers on both channels; still there at 0115 UTC recheck.
(Hill, Jan 18, 19)
7125 kHz 2240-2255 UTC UNID AR vocals and Qu'ran, parallel 6180 (under RHC in English).
Mixing a bit w/ others. V of the UAE here, or someone else? [YES] Recheck after 2300 w/
Golos Rossii alone. (Krueger via DXW, Jan 13)
USA
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE -- as of Jan 21, 1997 fr Glenn Hauser:
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE:
On WWCR Nashville, 1300 WWCR Ave., Nashville, TN 37218 USA;
http://www.wwcr.com
E-mail: <wwcr@aol.com>
Sat 1400 UTC 15685 kHz [NEW from Jan 25, replaces 1600 12160]
On WWCR Nashville, Thu 2130 9475, Sat 1230 7435, >>Sat 1400 15685 (NEW)<<, Sun
0400 3215, Sun 1000 3210, Mon 0030 5070, Tue 1330 15685, Wed 1230 15685.
On RFPI Costa Rica: Fri 2000, Sat 0400, 1100, 1800, Sun 0200, 0900, 2300, Mon 0700, Tue
1900, Wed 0300, 1000--on 15050 AM daytime, 7385 AM and 6205 USB at night.
(Glenn Hauser, Jan 21)
WHRI/KWHR latest program/frequency schedule for World Harvest Radio on the Internet has
been updated and will remain that way from now on. We have just took over control as our
own server and I can now update them daily if need be.
World Harvest Radio's Web site is at "http://www.whri.com"
Also in the New things dept. here at World Harvest Radio: We are putting our audio on
the Internet, Live! Beginning Thurs Jan 23, 1997 all three stations of World Harvest
Radio will be Live on the Internet. You can listen through your computer and hear the
same thing heard on a radio. Also we will put our 2 South Bend FM stations on too! Icons
to access and listen to all 5 stations will be located on the home page of World Harvest
Radio's Web site. We may be the first shortwave on the Internet to broadcast our
shortwave programs live on the World Wide Web as they happen.
(WHRI/KWHR, Joe Brashier-USA, Jan 17)
DXing with Cumbre px via WHRI/KWHR
WHRI Fri 2330 5745, Sat 0600 5760 & 7315, 1400 6040, 1830 9495, 2330 9495.
Sun 0430 5760, 1730 13760, new 2300 5745.
KWHR Sat 0200 17510, 0500 9930, Sun 1830 13625, Mon new 0100 17510,
0330 17510.
9400 kHz WGTG Cooper Hill McKaysville at 2030-2100 UTC in Engllish still coming through
strongly. Many offers for "Health Products" talk on postal delays, and missing postal
items sent via US postal system. Call on U.S. Govt to review existing gun laws.
(Clemitson via DXW, Jan 16)
WVHA reported Sabbath Jan 11 at 1618 UTC: managed to make full payment last month, and
had raised 1/3 of January payment on loan to Prophecy Countdown to purchase WVHA, so
pay-as-you-go. New ZIP at Mt Dora FL HQ is 32756.
Almost daily checks of 15715, 11740, 11950 kHz have failed to show WINB reactivated yet
as of Jan 19. If they don't get it on by Feb, new rules say their license will be
forfeit. (Glenn Hauser, OK, World of Radio, Jan 21)
Re:Correction
CORRECTION to WRMI news release of Jan 13, 1997:
The bcs of Kiwi Radio from New Zealand via WRMI will be on Jan 25, Febr 22 and March 29,
1997 at 1000-1030 UTC on 9955 kHz. [Our original release incorrectly said February 23
and March 30.] These broadcasts feature a variety of types of music from New Zealand,
including Maori. Kiwi Radio will issue its own QSL cards for reports on these
transmissions via WRMI. (Jeff White-USA, WRMI, Jan 22)
UZBEKISTAN
Tashkent observed on 7105 & 9540 kHz at 0400-0430* UTC, most likely in
Uzbek language. Clear signal on 7105 kHz before BBC ASC signing on at 0430 UTC, Tashkent
registered with 20 kW 310 degrees only. (WB Jan 18)
VANUATU
3945 kHz regulary, but always weak and low modulation. On Jan 12 nothing on
3945 kHz, but an UNID at that time on 4960 kHz, most likely Vanuatu. Looks as if 4960 is
the alternate frequency for 3945. Best around 0830 UTC.
(DXC via DXW, Jan 19)
QSL info: Does anyone have any special info about QSLs from Vanuatu? I have sent a
report for my first ever logging. <e-mail: victorg@sri.lanka.net>
VIETNAM
v4959.7 kHz Hanoi at 2308 UTC with male and female Vietnamese talks.
(Van Arnhem-HOL, via DXW, Jan 12).
v4959.73 kHz 2200-2210 UTC Hanoi 2, Vietnamese, martial singing, talk, mentioned Hanoi.
(Don Phillips-UK, via DXW, Jan 14)
v4959.8 kHz Vo Vietnam at 0009 UTC, HS in Vietnamese. (Passmann, via DXW, Jan 11)
v4959.8 kHz at 2355-0005 UTC, Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi with Second HS px having talks in
Vietnamese. (Anker Petersen-DEN, via DXW, Jan 17-18)
What is listed as Hmong Sce 1200 UTC v5036.1 kHz and is in //to v6166.3 kHz. WRTVH97
report seems to make us understand that these are not two txes. but they run //. Fair
signals.
Lao Cau rather wobbly unstable carrier tho strong signals v4656.9 kHz. 1200 UTC viet
dialects. (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, Jan 23)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 287
29 Jan 1997
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AUSTRALIA
Union claims ABC preparing to drop external services. Australia's media
union claims the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is preparing to dump its
international services, including Radio Australia. The Entertainment and Arts Alliance
says ABC management is set to axe both Radio Australia and Australia Television in a bid
to meet budget cuts imposed by the federal coalition government.
Radio Australia [RA] will launch a revamped English language sce next week with improved
coverage of Australia, Asia and the Pacific. A highlight of the 1997 weekday schedule
will be "Dateline", a new live current affairs progr updated every three hours
throughout the day and with a shorter early edition in the preceding hour. The new
schedule includes RA's major world nx but also with specialist bulletins focusing on
Australia and the Asian and Pacific regions. For the first time RA will also carry the
best of the ABC's daily dom current affairs progrs "AM" , "The World Today" and "PM".
The change to the weekday schedule was designed to make RA more accessible, contemporary
and user friendly. (R Australia via BBCM, via AGDX, Jan 20)
BENIN
[see under Uganda also] ORTB, Parakou on 5025 kHz at 1930 UTC monotonous
vernacular mx, male Afro speaker. (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Jan 27)
BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA
International forces station, Radio Mir [Peace], goes on air MW
1017 kHz, and local FM on 106.2 MHz. Radio Mir, a music and current affairs radio st
owned by Sfor [NATO-led stabilization force], has begun bcing its progrs. Radio Mir,
which is the new name for Radio Ifor [NATO-led intervention force, later replaced by
Sfor], will broadcast 18 hours of progrs daily.
Islamic station Fateh Radio testing in Sarajevo, called Fateh (Persian for "Victorious")
Radio has been observed with test transmissions on 108.1 MHz FM, but
will change frequency to 105.9 MHz. Fateh Radio's tel no in Sarajevo is: +387-71-532694. The radio is reportedly based at the Sarajevo offices of Islamic Republic of Iran
Broadcasting, IRIB. (BBCM via AGDX, Jan 15)
CHINA
The Central People's Broadcasting Station (CPBS) is often referred to in English
as China National Radio (CNR). St ID in Standard Chinese: "Zhongyang Renmin Guangbo
Diantai" (Central People's Bcing St).
Address: 2 Fuxingmenwai Dajie, Beijing 100866
Tel: +86-10-6851-5522 or 2435 Fax: +86-10-6851-6630
CPBS FIRST PROGRAMME all in Standard Chinese
0000-0600 17605-(0200-0600), 15550-(0030-0600), 15390, 12120, 11800, 9290, 9080-(00000200), 7935-(0000-0100), 7504, 6840, 6750-(0000-0100), 6295-(0000-0100), 6125-(00000100), 5955-(0000-0100), 5915-(0000-0100), 5880-(0000-0100), 5320-(0030-0030).
0600-0855 exc. Tues 17605, 15550, 15390, 12120, 11800, 9290, 7504, 6840.
0855-1735 17605-(0855-0930), 15550-(0855-0945), 15390-(0855-1024), 12120-(0855-1004),
12040-(1100-1400), 11800-(0855-1100), 9800-(1100-1735), 9290, 9080-(0930-1735), 7935(1025-1735), 7504, 6840, 6750-(1100-1735), 6125-(1100-1735), 5880-(1100-1735), 5320(0945-1735), 4460-(1000-1735), 3220-(1100-1735).
1958-0000 12120-(2300-0000), 9290, 9080, 7935, 7504, 6840, 6750, 6295, 6125, 5955, 5915,
5880, 5320, 4460, 3220-(1958-2330).
CPBS SECOND PROGRAMME
0000-0600 17700-(0230-0600), 15500-(0100-0600), 11740-(0000-0230), 11630-(0030-0200),
11610, 11040-(0300-0600), 10260-(0000-0030), 9775-(0000-0200), 9755-(0000-0200), 9064,
7770-(0000-0100), 6890-(0000-0300), 4800-(0000-0200).
0600-0955 exc. Wed & Fri 17700, 15500-(0600-0900), 11610 11040-(0300-0900), 9064, 7770(0900-0955), 6890-(0900-0955)
0955-1600 11740, 11630-(1100-1600), 11610 10260-(1200-1330), 9775-(1030-1600), 9064,
7770, 7516-(1100-1600), 7440-(1100-1600), 6890, 5163, 4800.
2058-0000 11740-(2230-0000), 11630-(2230-2330), 11610, 10260, 9775-(2230-0000), 9064,
7770, 7516-(2058-2330), 6890, 5163-(2058-2330), 4905-(2058-2330), 4800-(from 2230).
CYPRUS
Acc to the report in today's edition of DX-Mix (Bulgarian Radio), R.Bayrak has
reactivated it's SW outlet in 49 mb. Heard in Bulgaria 0400-2200 UTC on
v6157 kHz. (DX-Mix via Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Jan 24)
[UnId station, presumably R. Bayrak, Northern Cyprus, noted at 1530 UTC on v6159.3 kHz
with programme of Western and Arab music with female announcements in English, abruptly
signing off at 1602 UTC. Heavy QRM from ORF Vienna-AUT on 6155 kHz.
N.Pashkevich, Jan 24]
Radio Bayrak noted at 1600 UTC on v6160 kHz, but suffering under heavy QRM, E px IDs and
pop mx. From 1700 UTC VoA in Farsi starting on 6160 kHz powerhouse S=9.
But Bayrak separated using HF 1000 1.2 kHz fileter, observed on odd 6159.1 kHz.
Fantastic. (Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, AGDX, Jan 26)
DENMARK Please note that the Web address of Radio Denmark SW has changed!
Please correct your bookmark, link etc. to this shorter URL:
http://www.dr.dk/rdk
Frequ changes as of Febr 1, 1997:
1430 UTC 11725 kHz to SoAS
will be changed to 9540 kHz.
0830 UTC 9580 kHz to the FE will be changed to 9650 kHz.
(Erik Koie / ehk@dr.dk / rdk.ek@login.dknet.dk Jan 27)
FRANCE
RFI drops several SW frequencies. RFI [Radio France Internationale] informs you
that certain SW frequencies for WeEUR, the Maghreb and NoAM, will be dropped in the next
few days. For NoAM, we will cease bcing on 49 m, 5945 kHz, 2200-0300 UTC. In English 25
mb, 11615 kHz, from 1200-1300 UTC. Our English progrs are available 24 hours a day via
the Internet. [ridiculous, WB]
For the Maghreb, we will cease 31 mb, 9790 kHz. As from now, you can tune on the 25 mb,
11845 kHz. For WeEUR, you can listen to us 24 hours a day on the frequency of 11.156 GHz
on the Astra 1C satellite.
[Apparently they believe everybody has a satellite dish or an Internet connection that
allows continuous radio listening. WB] Oooh my God...
Monitoring observations since the beginning of January also show that RFI appears to
have dropped its only listed daytime SW frequency for WeEUR - 6175 kHz. And 3965 too.]
France Inter drops MW frequs. Since 1st Jan, Radio France appears to have dropped all
relays of the France Inter radio network on MW. France Inter continues to be carried on
162 kHz LW as well as on FM. The following MW txs are no longer observed:
675 kHz (Marseille, 600kW), 1071 kHz (Bastia 20kW, Brest 20kW, Grenoble 20kW, Lille
40kW), 1161 kHz (Ajaccio 20kW, Strasbourg 1161kW, Toulouse 100kW), 1350 kHz (Nancy
100kW, Nice 100kW). (RFI via BBCM, via AGDX, Jan 16)
RFI shortwave cutbacks detailed. Excerpts from "Radio World" report by Radio Vlaanderen
Internationaal Brussels:
Radio France Internationale [RFI] has limited its output on 6175 kHz to WeEUR. Instead
of bcing daily from 0500 UTC, the frequency 6175 kHz is now activated on Sats at 1500
UTC, Suns 1730 and at 1700 UTC on other days. There is a second frequency for WeEUR and
that is 3965 kHz, presently on air 0400-0700 UTC and again 1800-2200 UTC and that is
followed by one hour in Polish. The frequency is no longer on the air then during the
night hours. Now as to the cutbacks on 6175 kHz, they have dire consequences for us here
in Belgium. The programme in English from 1600-1700 UTC could be heard very well here in
Brussels on 6175 kHz. And Africa watchers can of course no longer listen to the relay of
RFI's African sce in French on 6175 kHz; that used to be [heard] from 1230-1300 UTC.
(RVI via BBCM, via AGDX, Jan 19)
GERMANY
Under the headline "Auf Wiedersehen Deutsche Welle" (sic: means good bye or
see you again?) head of DW's English sce Mr. Dr. Jochen Thies said an early farewell,
after only a year by the duty. He was dismissed recently, because he has asked
chancellor Kohl for the resignation.
His stay at DW was planned to be a longer chapter in his professional life.
(article in DW program "DW radio 'tune in', Jan-Febr 1997, GH WoR Jan 16)
[Event of straightness within these days. Not any notice found in our local newspaper on
this matter.]
GUAM
KTWR Guam in Russian at 0745-0900 UTC on 11915 kHz, fair level, but fading
occurred. (WB, Jan 26)
IRAN
VOIRI Teheran noted on 9575 kHz 0030-0130 UTC in Bengali and 0130-0230 UTC in
Urdu. Also noted new 9590 kHz at 1330-1430 UTC in Urdu, 9550 kHz 1430-1530 Bengali, and
1530-1630 UTC English - both these channels replaces 9635 kHz.
11910 kHz VOIRI Tehran, Arabic, 0830-0930 UTC [reg 0330-0930]; this has been
errononeously reported as "Bahrain" elsewhere.
(Bob Padula via EDXP, Jan 27)
6050 kHz VOIRI Tehran at 2330 UTC. English nx, crisp and in the clear!!! Lots of
splatter but none of the usual brutal co-channel interference until 0000 UTC. Report
concerning "Bulgarian parliament building reopened". Followed by a commentary on the
meeting of Iran and Pakistan's foreign ministers.
(McNenly, via Cumbre Dx, Jan 16)
VoIRI Tehran heard tonight (23 Jan) in English from 2130-2225 UTC on unannounced 9720
kHz- and not Bosnian as stated. (Alan Roe-UK)
QTH: P.O.Box 19395-6767, Tehran, Iran. FAX: +98 21 2051635.
JORDAN
Jordan Radio more spurs: 15435 kHz at 0700-0800 UTC and accomp spurious signal
on 15245 kHz. 13630 kHz at 1600-1800 UTC two spurious signals on 13525 & 13735 kHz. 9830
kHz at 1900 UTC has spurs on 9660 & 10000 kHz. (WB Jan 25-26)
LIBYA
Mysterious carrier and test tone functioning tests from Libya are still on air
for two months time. In last year winter season, Libya used three txs to bc Arabic
domestic progr. Noted today at approx. 0830-1130 UTC on 6155, 7120, 9655, 9705, 11770,
and 11815 kHz. And 7th tx usually on 11785 kHz couldn't be observed here.
[No program observed, test tone only. Why aren't these seven txs used by VoM Malta?
Different antenna direction to Arab World?] (WB, Jan 25-26)
MONGOLIA
Radio Ulaanbaatar renamed Voice of Mongolia.
NIGER
Undoubtly La Voix du Sahel heard at 0700-0730 UTC in ethnic language, and also
later at 1030, and at 1600 UTC on 9705 kHz. Fair signal, but fluttery. Disturbed at
0729-0830 UTC, when VoA Kavalla in Arabic on air to NoWeAF, 250 kW, 240 degrees. At
0830-1030 UTC Libya functioning tests on same channel is underneath.
[A lot of reports on Niamey read in DX press recently, so assume 100 kW unit and antenna
have been refurbished likely.] (WB, Jan 25-26)
NORWAY/MYANMAR
CLANDESTINE Democratic Voice of Burma 1425-1455 UTC doing pretty well
on NF 9725 kHz. A Burmese national currently in Sri Lanka says that most of them prefer
listening to BBC an VOA Burmese services, because govt. controlled R Myanmar virtually
has no credibility. He states, some of the young, especially university undergrads
listen to Democrati Voice of Burma despite jamming.
(Sarath Nihal Weerakoon, UADX, via Cumbre Dx, Jan 24)
As from 1st Febr 1997 R.Norway International is to change their freq at 1400 UTC to 9540
kHz, replacing the newly introduced 11725 (a move fr 11730) kHz to India. Thus R.Norway
tx will operate on 9540 kHz at 1400-1525 UTC to SoAS.
QATAR
7210 kHz, QBS Doha at 2115 UTC Studio play, ID. Rechks all eve found them on
0330 UTC ++ w/ Ramadan pgms. RCI wiped out. (S. PRICE, via Cumbre Dx, Jan 15)
11750 kHz QBS at 1630 UTC. Tuned just as man gave "Idha'a-t u-qatar min al-doha" Arabic
ID; fair. This is one of several countries for which the new WRTH has omitted all
Foreign Service info. (Hill-USA, via Cumbre Dx, Jan 12)
Not any Qatar SW schedule found in new WRTH97, which arrived here in Germany on Mon
20th, three weeks earlier than last year! WB DF5SX
RUSSIA/MALTA
From Febr 1st, The Voice of Mediterranean will start test transmissions
via facilities in Russia. 1600-1900 UTC on 7300 & 13600 kHz for North America. 0800-1100
UTC on 9800 kHz, 1100-1600 UTC on 15550 kHz for the Far East region. (DX-Mix via Nikolay
Pashkevich-RUS, Jan 24)
Foreign radio sts relay over CIS SW facilities in W96.
Moscow (GPR-1)
0630-0855 7240 RNW
1830-1930 7200 CRI
1700-1800 7390 BBC
2000-2100 7420 & 7425 IBRA Radio
St. Petersburg (GPR-2)
1600-1700 7130 CRI
1800-1830 7130 CRI
1700-1730
1800-1900
Samara (GPR-3)
0000-0100 5925
0800-1100 17600
1130-1630 9860
1600-2000 5945
1600-1725 5835
2000-2100 5935
0200-0250 7355 DW
1000-1050 15525 DW
1400-1800 7315 DW
1600-2000 7445 DW
1800-1850 5935 DW
2030-2130 7215 CRI
DW
WUN
WUN
DW
RNW
IBRA Radio
7425 (alt 7130) IBRA Radio
7425 BBC
Krasnodar (TCR-4)
0100-0300 5940 VoVTN
1300-1600
0300-0400 5905 VoVTN
1800-1850
0400-0800 17580 WUN Dr G. Scott
9860 DW
6140 DW Persian
Yekaterinburg (YERC)
0500-0600 7370 BBC
2000-2100 5905 BBC
1700-1730
5905 BBC
Novosibirsk (GPR-11)
0100-0150 7355 DW
1000-1400 7340 DW
1300-1500 5910 VoA
1430-1650 7305 DW
2200-2300 5945 RFI
1000-1050
1200-1300
1330-1355
2200-2250
2200-2400
7390
7430
7305
7235
5925
Irkutsk (GPR-10)
0030-0200 9825 TWR
0900-0950 7380 DW
0930-1125 9810 RNW
1130-1600 7420 TWR
2000-2200 5895 DW
2200-2300 6090 VoA
0830-0925 13700 RNW
0930-1030 7420 RFI
1100-1300 7305 RFI
1230-1300 5925 DW
2200-2300 5905 BBC
2300-0100 12025 RFI
Chita (TCR-12)
1300-1530 7330 BBC
2200-2300
DW
RFI
DW
DW
DW
7330 BBC
Khabarovsk (GPR-8)
0200-0500 15550 & 17570 VoM (Sun only)
Vladivostok (TCR-6)
0000-0100 9865 DW
1000-1100 7330 BBC
1200-1300 7205 TWR
2200-2300
2300-2400
7315 RFI
9830 RFI
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (PKRC)
0000-0100 9815 DW
1330-1425 5930
0930-1125 7260 RNW
1330-1355 5895
1000-1050 5895 DW
2130-2200 7300
1130-1425 7375 RNW
2330-0025 12065
RNW
DW
VoA
RNW
Yerevan-ARM
1500-1600 6240 RFA
(but may ceased on Dec 31)
2300-2400
6240 RFA
Almaty-KAZ
0030-0225 7305 RNW
1330-1410 9830 BBC
1430-1525 7365 RNW
1500-1600 5865 RFA
2300-2400 5855 RFA (RFA relay ceased in November)
Dushanbe-TJK
0030-0225 5905 RNW
Tashkent-UZB
0000-0030 7430
0030-0130 7375
0800-0830 17655
1130-1230 15585
TWR
BBC
BBC
RNW
1500-1600 & 2300-2400 7495 & 7530 RFA
1230-1325 12005 RNW
1330-1400 7400 IBRA Radio, Bengali
1400-1530 7430 BBC
1630-1700 7430 BBC
Radio Station Tikhiy Okean, Vladivostok FE, W96 schedule.
0815-0900 daily 4810, 6020, 6065usb, 7175, 7210, 9850, 10344usb, 17570. Sat/Sun only
also on addit 5940, 7320, 9530, 9600.
1215-1300 daily 5015.
1900-1945 daily 4810, 5015, 6020, 7135, 7170, 7195, 7420, 9850, 12015 kHz.
VoRussia Russian sce via Kishinev-MLD relay
0200-0600 7125
1100-1600 15430 [powerhouse here]
1630-2300 7125
VoRussia Russian sce via Tashkent-UZB relay
0200-0400 11820
1100-1800 11820
VoRussia Russian sce via Almaty-KAZ relay
0200-0600 9650
1100-1400 17840
1100-1700 15140
1430-2300 9650
1730-2300 7290
Kamchatka Rybatskaya W96 schedule, special progr for fishermen, prepared at
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
2000-2100 UTC Tue, Thur, Sat 7255 & 12050 kHz.
Radio Station Atlantika W96 schedule, special progr for fishermen and seamen, prepared
at Murmansk, transmitted via Voice of Russia, Russian sce frequs.
0200-0300 Sat Sun Wed
6065 7125 7260 7350 7370 9650 9715 9835 9895
11820 12010 12045 12065 15160 21750.
1300-1400 Tue Fri
5905 5985 6005 7170 7185 7235 7245 9625 9780
9845 9895 11820 12015 12025 12055 13650 15140
15305 15430 15485 17840.
(Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, Jan 13)
SAUDI ARABIA
BSKSA at 0600-0800 UTC on odd 11708.2 & 11818.5 kHz; on 9530 kHz
different program. At 1500-1600 UTC on 15220 (reg 15230?). (WB Jan 26)
TAJIKISTAN
Tajik Radio observed on new 9905//9610 kHz with Ext Sce in Arabic, opening
at 0400 UTC, following its distinctive tuning signal from 0358 UTC. QRMing co-channel
SRI-Montsinery 9905, and BCC-Taipei (Annan) 9610 kHz.
(Bob Padula, Jan 25)
UGANDA
Radio Uganda, Kampala on 5026 kHz at 1938 UTC, male African speaker with boring
talk. Re-checked at 2005 UTC and noted a dialogue between male and female speaker. With
1.5 kHz filter and AM-Sync SINPO was 35333. With 2.1 kHz filter some interference from
Parakou on one sideband, and from presumed Egyptian diplomatic st in
SITOR-A on the other sideband. (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Jan 27)
USA/CHINA/TIBET
RFA in Tibetan today at 1300-1400 UTC still on 7355 & 9440 kHz. 7355
kHz fair signal, and far better here than 9440 kHz.
In Chinese at 1500-1600 UTC on 7495 [fair] and 7530 [poor] kHz most likely via CIS, and
via fair 9455-Saipan and 9910-Palau, latter one surprisingly strong here.
(WB Jan 26)
RFA announced planning more broadcast services next month to Burma and Vietnam.
>From Febr 3rd half hour nx and magazine format programme to Burma. 0100-0200[or 00300130?] UTC & 1500-1630 UTC, three txs each functioning.
>From Febr 5th direct bc will begin same scenery for Vietnam. 2230-2330[or 0030-0103?] &
1400-1500 UTC, four txs each functioning.
(Kim Elliott-USA, VoA Communications World, Jan 25)
[For night-owls, seemingly both night services are one hour later than prime time in
target. New IBB lists of Jan 25 in Internet show RFA bcs in Chinese and Tibetan,
BUT
e r a s e d
all detailed data on tx site usage. WB]
RL/RFE History of changes
Language
Eff.Date Time (UTC)
Armenian
27 Nov
0300-0400
Armenian
13 Jan
1500-1600
Azerbaijani 27 Nov
1900-2000
Bulgarian
13 Jan
1600-1700
Bulgarian
13 Jan
1700-1800
Georgian
27 Oct
0500-0600
Georgian
27 Oct
1900-2000
Georgian
27 Oct
2000-2100
Kyrghiz
27 Nov
1300-1400
Kyrghiz
12 Dec
0100-0200
Lithuanian
27 Nov
2100-2200
Russian
27 Nov
0100-0200
Russian
27 Nov
1300-1400
Action
Cancel 9680 add 7255
Cancel 5970,7245 add 6140,7180
Move program to 0400-0500
Cancel 11885,15445
add 11815,15170
Russian
27 Nov
1500-1600 Cancel 11725 add 11970
Serbo-Croat 27 Oct
1530-1600 Move program to 1500-1530
Serbo-Croat 09 Nov
1500-1530 Cancel all
Serbo-Croat 05 Dec
1800-1830 Add program
Serbo-Croat 06 Dec
1800-1830 Cancel 792 add 1197
Serbo-Croat 09 Dec
1830-1900 Add 1197
Serbo-Croat 09 Dec
Serbo-Croat 09 Dec
Serbo-Croat 16 Dec
1700-1800 Cancel 1593 add 1197
Slovak
09 Dec
1900-2000 Cancel program
Tajik
27 Nov
1500-1600 Cancel 11905 add 11705
Tajik
12 Dec
1500-1600 Cancel 7235 add 7280
TatarBashkir 12 Dec
1600-1700 Cancel 11835,7295 add 9745,7115
Uzbek
12 Dec
1700-1800 Cancel 7295 add 7260
(IBB BC schedules, Jan 25, via Internet)
A number of recent US newspaper reports have discussed the role of international bcing
and in particular that of Radio Free Asia [RFA], the US-backed radio st targeting China
and Tibet. Now there was a recent flurry of newspaper and magazine articles and opinion
pieces that have been discussing Radio Free Asia [RFA]. RFA is the radio sce recently
created by Congress to transmit to the dictatorships of Asia in Mandarin, Tibetan and
six other languages already bc by VOA. This press attention may indicate that there are
discussions with govt decision-making circles about the future of RFA.
'New York Times' in an article suggested that RFA is difficult if not impossible to hear
in China. This is because of RFA's problems finding countries willing to lease or host
relay txs. A US Information Agency [USIA] official in Beijing was quoted as not being
able to hear RFA on any of its frequencies. RFA is being heard as demonstrated by
International Broadcasting Bureau monitoring stations in China. But the monitoring
stations do exist, they are located within US embassies and consulates in China. And if
you have access to the World Wide Web you can track their monitoring of Radio Free Asia
and VOA and even hear excerpts of the monitoring in RealAudio format. The URL for the
IBB Monitoring Web page is
http://voa.his.com
Then you'll have to look carefully for the RFA monitoring data. I was able to find
reports indicating fair to good signals for RFA in Mandarin, good to excellent for RFA
in Tibetan. Mind you, this is as received on communications receivers, reception of
either RFA or VOA on the typical Chinese shortwave receiver might be more of a
challenge.
Nothing can beat radio, especially SW radio and radio in general for getting pure news
into areas swiftly, cheaply and comprehensively and I certainly have an understanding of
that because I was executive editor of CBS radio in New York for many years and we were
always on faster and with more than the television side and that's always going to be
the case. (BBCM, via AGDX, Jan 19)
A revised progr schedule updated to Jan 22nd has been posted on the WWCR Web site at
<http://www.wwcr.com/>. The Z96 transmission schedule is also now available.
(Tom Sundstrom-USA, WWCR Webmaster, Jan 25)
DR. GENE SCOTT'S UNIVERSITY NETWORK. If you simply must know what kind of wackiness Dr.
Gene Scott is up to (or just love bad music) 24 hours a day, here's his consolidated
broadcast schedule:
0000-0100 English
13740K 9960L 6090A 5935W 1610A 690A
0100-0300 English
21670R 9960L 9815K 6280L 6090A 5935W
5810K 1610A 690A
0300-0700 English
13645K 12065N 9960L 9815K 6280L 6155Z
6090A 5935W 5810K 1610A 1377Z 690A
0700-1000 English
17600S 12050N 11840R 9815K 6090A 5935W
5810K 1610A 690A
1000-1400 English
12050N 11775A 9860S 9815K 5935W 5810K
1610A 690A
1400-1600 English
15725K 13845W 13815K 11775A 9860S 1610A
690A
1600-2200 English
15725K 13845W 13815K 11775A 1610A 690A
2200-2400 English
15725K 13845W 13815K 9960L 6280L 6090A
1610A 690A
A=Anguilla K=KAIJ K=Krasnodar L=Lebanon N=Novosibirsk R=Russia
S=Samara W=WWCR Z=Swaziland
(BBCM, via NASWA, Jan 24)
9465? kHz WMLK After not being able to hear the st while in Pennsylvania a month ago,
I called them to see what their status was. In a guarded conversation, a woman working
at the st said they were having problems with the antenna that kept them off the air
when it is raining! She couldn't explain why this is so, but added that they were
working to fix the problem. She also maintained that their schedule was 9465 kHz Sun-Fri
from 1700-2200 and 0400-0900 UTC. (DIRECT Cumbre DX Johnson, Jan 20)
WRNO was having problems with its old tx, so they decided to buy a new one. The new tx
was shipped before it was completely built and is incapable of transmitting in the 15
MHz range. Hence, the st is only able to transmit in the 7 MHz range until st personnel
fix the problem. Their current schedule is: 7395 kHz 1500-1600 UTC, and 7355 kHz from
1600-0700 UTC. This per station personnel. (DIRECT Cumbre Dx Johnson, Jan 20)
UZBEKISTAN
BBC London in Bengali at 0800-0830 UTC via Tashkent relay on 17655 kHz,
lovely subcontinental mx. (WB Jan 26)
WRTH '97
arrived here in Germany last week, three weeks earlier than previous year.
(Jan 20th)
Some comments by Bob Padula in EDXP: The editorial date was closed in mid-October 1996,
and I am advised that the book was put on sale in commercial outlets in North America in
early January. Critics and competitors of WRTH will say that a delay of ten weeks is not
good enough from editorial close-off until release date.
Format: A major change has been the presentation of international schedules in a
separate section at the rear of the book, reflecting LW, MW and SW operations, arranged
in order of country. This is apparently based on an arbitrary interpretation of actual
programming output: if this is for an "external" audience, then the entry is excluded
from the traditional continental listings. If the operation is regarded as a "Home
Service" program, then the entry is included in the continental listing.
I am not so sure that this is a good idea, as many SW operations cannot be simply
categorised as "home" or "external". Many home service relays are broadcast on SW, for
external audiences, and it is often difficult, if not impossible to determine the actual
status of these broadcasts.
I found this change to be somewhat confusing, and personally I would prefer it if ALL
radio information for a particular country or organization is listed against that
country, and not split.
I would also see many advantages in reducing the ten-week publishing lead time,
particularly as the WRTVH is not a hard-cover product. In previous years, the WRTH was
traditionally available BEFORE Christmas, AND contained the "D" schedules which came
into effect in November.
On the first look, some minor faults were recognized.
A few schedules are outdated and refer to the previous transmission period which
concluded on 26 Oct 1996. The entry for Ukraine is confusing, with two differing
International Schedules given, one shown under the Continental category, the other under
the International Schedules section!
Omission of the composite United Nations Radio SW schedule;
Transmitter sites not shown for BBC, VOA, Radio Australia and RFI;
Long-inactive 49, 31, and 25 mb frequencies shown for Papua New Guinea;
Apparent omission of the SW schedule for Trans World Radio Sri Lanka, and for IBRA Radio
SW transmissions over Russian facilities;
The locality of Lyndhurst still shown in the Australian map, even though this
transmitting site was closed down some years ago;
The inclusion of a military HF single-sideband utility operation (Australian Defence
Forces Radio) under the Australia home-service listing (should this be included at all,
and why is it not designated as an "External Service"? For comparison, the Dutch SW
programs from Radio Netherlands for Dutch peace-keeping forces in Bosnia are included as
External Services under "Netherlands").
page69 - In the fifth year, R Liberty main station, Playa de Pals beach, Spain is shown
on the map at least 500 kms west of its real location position midst between Barcelona
and Perpignan on the Mediterranean sea coast.
Germany - p90 VoA ceased using German Telekom Wertachtal relay in Dec 1995.
p85 R Bremen ceased SW 6190 kHz on Sept 30, 1996.
p88 RadioRopa ceased using Litomysl-CZE 5975/5980 kHz in Oct 1995.
p172 / p 514 Qatar - no QBS Doha SW frequ schedule at all.
p539 Austria, ORF & RVI DX prgr summer 1996 schedules.
p539 Colombia, DX progr, 11822 & 17865 not observed in the last five years.
Despite the above shortcomings, I still regard the WRTH as the DXers' "Bible".
(Bob Padula-AUS in EDXP; WB, Jan 20)
WEB NEWS: "The Clandestine Radio Intel Webpage". Knowledge is key, expecially when
pursuing clandestine radio sts. The CLANDESTINE RADIO INTEL webpage is a continuously
updated source of published background information relating to these sts, organized by
region and then target country. Where known, links to sponsoring organizations and
policy papers are included to aid the DX'er in uncovering the secret behind the goals
and objectives of these sts. I (Nick Grace C.) am maintaining the page as an exercise in
HTML programming and in order to personally keep up with current trends in socio
political terrorism, however, all are welcome to peruse the information and assist with
research.
The page can be accessed via: http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gringo
(Grace in Cumbre Dx, Jan 25)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 288
02 Feb 1997
________________________________________________________________________
BC-DX 288-B
Pakistan Special
03 Feb 1997
________________________________________________________________________
PAKISTAN
Radio Pakistan - has sent a copy of a special frequency schedule which will
carry Election news. It becomes effective at 2330 UTC on Febr 3rd until the end of the
special bc on Febr 5th, except fr 0100-0245 UTC, when carrying WS to SoEaAS. Otherwise,
all transmissions are to the Gulf & ME, and to WeEUR - as shown. Note there are breaks
for frequency changes at 0030-0100, 0245-0315 and 1300-1330 UTC. It probably won't take
them a half hour to change frequency, so will probably come on when ready.
Their internal SW transmissions may also be worth looking out for and I guess may
utilise 60m frequencies during their night hours, but no information is given.
Special frequency schedule from Febr 3rd - Febr 5th, 1997:
day
UTC
target
kHz degr
Febr 3rd 2330-0030 Gulf & ME 9485
282
EUR
11570
313
Febr 4th 0100-0245 SoEaAS
15485
118
SoEaAS
17705
118
Febr 4th 0315-1300 Gulf & ME 15175
282
EUR
17900
313
Febr 4th 1330-0030 Gulf & ME 9485
282
EUR
11570
313
Febr 5th 0100-0245 SoEaAS
15485
118
SoEaAS
17705
118
Febr 4th 0315-1300 Gulf & ME 15175
282
EUR
17900
313
Febr 4th 1330-0030 Gulf & ME 9485
282
EUR
11570
313
(till end).
(Noel R. Green-UK, Blackpool, Lancashire, Jan 31)
ANGUILLA
Test bcs of Dr G. Scott via Carribean Beacon noted on 17805 kHz.
(WoR, Glenn Hauser-USA, Jan 30)
ARGENTINA
From Jan 1, 1997, the new national directress of the Servicio Oficial de
Radiodifusion, is Mrs. Patricia Ivone Barral, the administrative directress is Patricia
Claudia Dinale de Jantus, and the operative directress is Maria Eugenia Baya Casal. All
to be situate in LRA1 Radio Nacional Buenos Aires, Maipu 555, 1006-Buenos Aires,
Argentina. The ex-director Julio Marbiz ended his job on Radio Nacional on Dec 31, 1996.
(G.I.Barrera-ARG, Jan 30)
AUSTRALIA
Report on future of ABC.
A major report reviewing the role and functions of the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation (ABC) has been released by the report's author Bob Mansfield and the
minister for communications and the arts, Senator Richard Alston. The following is the
[excerpt!] text of an article outlining the recommendations the report makes for
revisions to the ABC's Charter, from the ABC Web site; subheadings as published:
International broadcasting
Recommendation 18
- That the requirement for the ABC to broadcast programmes to audiences outside
Australia should cease;
- that the ABC should retain the ability to transmit programmes outside Australia if it
chooses;
- that the ABC should be permitted to apply net savings from the closure of Radio
Australia to the achievement of its savings target - this should include any
transmission savings, consistent with the government's commitment to fund the ABC
directly for its transmission costs; and
- that if an appropriate commercial arrangement for the operation of Australia
Television is not entered into before June 1997, the service should be closed down.
The ABC's
its proud
Mansfield
radio and
managing director, Brian Johns, says the organization won't give up lightly
history of international broadcasting. But, he says, he agrees with Mr
that the ABC should not favour Radio Australia at the expense of domestic
television services...
Radio Tonga chief: Radio Australia vital for South Pacific.
The general manager of Radio Tonga [in fact of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission, of
which Radio Tonga is a part], Tavake Fusimalohi, has called on the Australian government
to give some consideration to Pacific island countries when it decides on the future of
Radio Australia.
A report on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation [ABC], to be delivered to the
Australian government tomorrow [24th January] is expected to recommend Radio Australia
be dumped. Radio Australia is an overseas service of the ABC. Fusimalohi says the Tonga
Broadcasting Commission is gravely concerned that if a recommendation to remove
international broadcasting from the ABC is approved, Tonga would lose a vital source of
information and entertainment. He says in a letter to Radio Australia that south Pacific
island nations would find it very embarrassing to have to turn to the Voice of America
or Deutsche Welle for information if Radio Australia is terminated. Fusimalohi stressed
that radio broadcasting was still the main medium of communication in the south Pacific
region. He says that as a result is the main source of world and Australian news and
current affairs, as well as entertainment for many Pacific island countries. (Radio
Australia via BBCM, via AGDX, Jan 23-24)
AUSTRIA
Since Jan 26th, ORF Moosbrunn replaced 9495 by 9895 kHz for sce to SoAF at
1900-2300 UTC. (ORF SW Panorama, Feb 1)
BRAZIL
PY0S: Departure
NATAL DX GROUP
DXpedition
to
St Peter & St Paul Rocks
Brazil
Karl PS7KM (ZY0SK) and Tino PT7AA (ZY0SG) will be active from Saint
Peter & Saint Paul Rocks-PY0S, Brazil, starting operation around
03 of February-97 probably; for 2 or 3 weeks there, (according with
fishboat convenience). Our departure will be on 30 January 1997, at
0800 Hs PY or 1100 UTC.
All bands, CW, RTTY & SSB will be used during operation, on usual
DX's frequencies. QSL info for CW: PT7AA. For SSB and RTTY: PS7KM.
Via 1997 CallBook.
(Karl Leite PS7KM, <kleite@summer.com.br> Jan 30)
CHILE
Radio Esperanza, Temuco v6089.95 kHz at 0754 UTC. Presumed, with non-stop songs,
Chilean type of flutes and ballads. No news or ID at the hour. Re-checked at 0827 UTC
but they had faded out by then. Thanks to Max van Arnhem who ID-ed this station at 0748
UTC and phoned-in his tip. (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Jan 28)
CLANDESTINE
9670 kHz, Voice of the Palestinian Islamic Revolution *0400-0457* UTC
//5995 kHz. Programs are highly critical of Arafat, which makes the station easy to
identify. Occasionally replaced on both channels by Tehran's Arabic service (//9530
kHz), so obviously via Iranian txs.
(Jones-PRG, Jan 26 via Lamb, via Cumbre Dx)
CROATIA
Radio 101 [MHz] in Zagreb gets licence. Marko Sapunar, a committee member,
said that the offer by Radio 101 had been more thoroughly prepared this time and
supplemented with a detailed description of activities in every desk and of new
broadcasts. Another member of the committee, Dominik Filipovic, asked that Radio 101
solve its ownership status by 31st October this year when the deadline for the signing
of a concession renewal contract expires. (BBCM via AGDX, Jan 24)
CYPRUS
v6159 kHz Radio Bayrak in E and Turk. at 1825-2201* UTC with mostly
international and Turkish pop songs and short announcements all the time, shortly before
s/off at 2201 UTC I finally heard their definete ID as >>.. Radio Bayrak transmitting on
87.8 and 105 FM.<<, weak but readable despite heavily overmodulated sound; this
reactivitation certainly is connected to the political problems both sides on that
island currently have with each other. (missile crisis!)
(Kuhl, Jan 28, via Cumbre Dx)
DENMARK
Now that Radio Denmark now longer bcs in English, Julian Isherwood is
broadcasting a weekly programme, called 'Copenhagen Calling', via the World Radio
Network on SUNDAYS:
To Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific at 1700-1729 UTC, and
To North America at 2000-2029 UTC.
Please access http://www.wrn.org and http://www.euroword.dk
for more information. The programmes can be heard in RealAudio on
http://www.wrn.org/stations/cph.html
Julian Isherwood / Erik Koie
ji@euroword.dk / ehk@dr.dk_
ETHIOPIA
Frequency change for Oromo opposition radio. Voice of Oromo Liberation
("Sagalee Bilisumma Oromoo", SBO) which currently bcs on 9870 kHz from 1600-1700 UTC
Mons, Weds & Sats, announced thatfr 1st Febr, it would bc on 9930 kHz instead. The radio
bcs in Oromo in support of the Oromo Liberation Front and other groups opposed to the
Ethiopian govt. It was first observed in 1988-92 via a tx in Sudan, but in recent years
it has hired airtime on SW txs in the USA and Ukraine.
INDIA
5010 kHz AIR, Thiruvananthapuram at 0018-0028 UTC, IS, tentative ID in
vernacular language, mentions "shortwave", vocals, talk.
(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Jan 30)
INDONESIA
RRI Jambi appeared again, fair signal noted here in Europe on 4925 kHz at
2330 UTC. Last Fri observed at about 1930 UTC. Also Bukittinggi active on v4910.5 kHz.
(Matthias Gatzke via Kai Ludwig-D, Jan 14-28)
9525 kHz Voice of Indonesia, Cimanggis at 1800-1805 UTC, German ID, frequencies, Gamalan
music, program preview, news. They also announced 11755 and 11785 kHz., but were unheard
there. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 1)
[heard it at same time here, see special section 'Disturbance of propagation' at end of
this newsletter, WB]
IRAN
v9685.9 kHz VOIRI Tehran at 1730* UTC. Off with IS after program in what may
have been Arabic; weak with very low audio. (Hill, Jan 19 via Cumbre Dx)
7215 kHz NF, VOIRI at 1330 UTC towards SEAsia in Malay, IS, Koran reading, into nx.
IRAQ
The opposition radio st which calls itself The Future (Al-Mustaqbal), was
observed on 23rd & 24th Jan on 1527 kHz 1500-1700 & 2300-0100 UTC. The radio, which bcs
in Arabic in support of the Iraqi National Accord, a Jordanian-based opposition group,
is no longer observed on its previous frequency of 1008 kHz.
Another Iraqi opposition st, Radio Freedom (Al-Hurriyah), which previously bc on 1527
kHz at these times, not been traced since The Future started using the channel.
(BBCM via AGDX, Jan 23-24)
KOREA D.P.R.of
For some days now Radio Pyongyang is silent. Is not a question of poor
propagation, because RKI, CRI, and even Yamata-JAP are well heard here in Europe.
(Matthias Gatzke via Kai Ludwig-D, Jan 28)
It appears that some or all of Radio Pyongyang's foreign sces have either been
discontinued or are temporarily inactive. I made a quick check between 1900-2000 UTC
this morning and could not locate any non-Korean service (eg: 9325 9640 9975 13785
9345). (Bob Padula-AUS, Jan 31)
9325 and 9345 kHz has been heard this afternoon for a short time, but seemingly bc with
lower power and restricted schedule. May shortage of electricity, because of the
rigorous winter in that region. (WB Feb 1)
MAURITIUS
The MBC estimates that they can return SW a year after getting financial aid
for a tx. Unfortunately, although Luxembourg is suppose to provide this aid, it still
hasn't been approved as of Jan 23rd. When approved, a 100 kW tx will be installed at Cap
Malhereux on the north end of Mauritius using 9710 kHz during the day and 4855 kHz at
night. Listeners who would like to see the MBC return to the air should write the
station at: 1 Louis Pasteur St, Forest Side, Mauritius. This per an interview with Mr.
Sunassee, Assistant Engineer in Charge of Transmission conducted by Mahendra Vaghjee of
Mauritius. (DIRECT Cumbre DX & Kohlbrenner, Jan30)
MOLDOVA/RUSSIA
Russian radio bcs may stop in Moldova. Bc of Russian ORT [Russian
Public TV] tv progrs and progrs of the Mayak radio st and Radio Russia may soon be
stopped in Moldova due to their debt to the Moldovan transmission centre.
... the budget-financed Radio Russia and Mayak did not pay the rent for two years, and
the ORT stopped rent payments in September 1996. Several days ago the Ukrtelecom company
informed Kishinev that the transit radio relay channels, which go to Moldova via
Ukrainian territory, may be switched off. (BBCM via AGDX, Jan 24)
NORWAY/CIS
V o TIBET: From a new location VoT 7400 kHz at 1222-1300 UTC began regular
bc on 27th of Jan. 1222-1230 UTC Tuning signal IDs etc into programming 1230 UTC. Fair
to good signals in Colombo but some utility QRM.
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, Jan 29, and via RNMN Jan 30)
[Service may occur fr CIS tx site; at same time slot - 1130-1600 UTC - TWR Radio is bc
via Irkutsk-RUS on 7420 kHz. WB]
PERU
v6479.81 kHz R. Altura, 0234-0248 UTC, folk mx w/huaynos, lots of IDs, at 0243
UTC ID as "Desde el ... y centro de Huarmaca, Provincia de Huancabamba, Departamento de
Piura ... con su mensaje de amor para el progreso... y bienestar de los pueblos del
norte y oriente del Peru, Radio Altura, un mensaje de amistad hacia el interior del
pais", then folk mx. (G.I.Barrera-ARG, Jan 25)
v5645,8 kHz La Voz de San Antonio at 0240-0305 UTC. Tried after tip in Cumbre Dx, and
heard with Peruvian music, female announcer in Spanish, slogan, male ann. 0255 UTC, slow
song. No ID, so tentative.
Homepage: http://www.tip.nl/users/mark.veldhuis
(Mark Veldhuis, Borne, the Netherlands, Feb 1)
PHILIPPINES
15270 kHz R.Pilipinas Manila, 0256-0314 UTC, ID at 0258 UTC as "This is
the Voice of Democracy" by M, and at 0259 UTC heard "This is Radio Philipinas" then
began the progr "Listeners and Friends" reading some letters fr listeners of Radio
Pilipinas, w/lady announcer. (G.I.Barrera-ARG, Jan 25)
QATAR
Audible here fr signing on at 0345 UTC on 7210 kHz until fade-out about 0500
UTC; also audible on 7210 kHz until 2130 UTC signing off. Sometimes audible on 9570 kHz
after 0500 UTC. I haven't traced the other outlets as yet. I know that WRTH missed out
on these details for 1997. (Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP, Jan 30)
Acc to observations QBS Doha schedule should read as follows:
0345-0706 & 1707-2130 on 7210 kHz. 0707-1306 15395 underneath of UAE Radio Dubai. 13071706 11750 kHz. 2nd channel seems on 9570 kHz only(?), 0345-2130 UTC.
(WB, Jan 30)
RUSSIA
From Febr 3rd The VoRussia will reduce World sce progrs in Russian from 18 to
10 hours per day, due to financial problems. No changes (so far) at VoR WS programmes in
English. (Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Jan 29)
VoRussia Russian sce, W96 schedule.
Moscow (GPR-1)
0200-0500 7370
0200-0800 7350
0400-0800 9800 12015
0500-0800 7440
0530-0800 7420
1100-1700 12055
1100-1500 15485
1530-2200 6045
1600-2300 7340 9450
1600-1900 9830
1730-2300 9730
1930-2300 7150
0200-0600 9715
0630-0800 13650
0400-0800 9820
1100-1500 13650
1530-2300
9715
Samara (GPR-3)
0200-0600 9835 12065
0630-0800 12070
1100-1400 12015
1430-1900 7355
1930-2300 7245
2030-2300 7200
Krasnodar (TCR-4)
1100-1500 15305
Yekaterinburg (YeRC)
0400-0800 15110
1530-2300 9775
0200-0400 21750
1100-1800 9780
Chita (TCR-12)
0200-0400 12045
1300-1500 7185
2130-2300 7195
1600-2300
9480
0400-0800 11810
1100-1300 12025
1330-2000 7235
2030-2300 7160
1600-2000 9560
1530-2200
7310
1100-1500
9625
1100-1600
2100-2300
9845
7355
9790
0430-0800 17665
1530-2100 7185
Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk-Amur (TCR-6 & GPR-8)
0200-0300 15160
0200-0400 12010
0200-0500 7260
0200-0800 6065
0430-0800 6090
0530-0800 6005
1100-1400 5905 6005
1100-1500 7245
1100-1600 5985 9895
1100-1700 7170
1500-1900 5930 6090
1530-1900 6065
2100-2300 6070 9705
2100-2300 9800 9830
0200-0400 9895
0430-0800 7300
1100-1300 7270
1500-1900 7260
2000-2300 7255
(Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, Jan 13)
SOMALIA
Domestic Radio Mogadishu, V of the Somali Rep (pro-Ali Mahdi Mohammad).
(Somali: Reediyo Moqdisho, Codka Jamhuuriyadaa Soomaaliya), bcs in support of Ali Mahdi
Muhammad. It was first heard on 15th March 1992. 0400-0500, 1000-1130, 1600-1800 UTC in
Somali, v6822 kHz.
Two other sts also identify themselves as Radio Mogadishu:
Radio Mogadishu, Voice of Somali Pacification (pro Uthman Ali Ato).
Radio Mogadishu, Voice of the Masses of the Somali Rep (pro Aydid).
All three stations operate on similar frequencies in the 6-7 MHz range.
Domestic Radio Mogadishu, this station, which supports Uthman Ali Ato was first heard on
29th July 1995. It identifies itself in Somali as "Radiyo Moqdisho, Codka Nabadeeynta
Soomaaliyeed" and in English as "Radio Mogadishu, Voice of the Somali Peace
Processing (sic)". 0300-0500, 0930-1200, 1500-1900 UTC in Somali v6732 kHz. 1830-1835 nx
in English, 1845-1850 nx in Arabic. (BBCM via AGDX, Jan 21)
SRI LANKA
VOA Ekala: evening English 1400-1800 UTC was off frequency for about 2
months on 9644.6 kHz due to a faulty xtal. Problem was fixed on the 21st Jan. The VOA
Iranawila site has been having great misfortune. The many political obstacles delayed
the project by more than 3 years at least. The latest was when a tx got completely burnt
out throwing ash and associated debris all over the tx hall. It wont be at least until
the end of the year before any operations can get through. The antennas are more or less
in an operational position. If only VOA could put some portable type 50 kW even from a
container, signals ought to boom in, this strategic area. And reports that VOA Ekala and
Udorn swapped frequs 1400-1800 UTC are correct. They still are, COL on 7215 and Udorn
7125 kHz.
UAE
UAE Radio Abu Dhabi schedule. UAE Radio from Abu Dhabi is operated by the UAE
Ministry of Information and Culture. This schedule is based on information supplied by
UAE Radio, and monitoring observations carried out in Jan 1997. Frequency usage is
highly variable.
Address: POBox 63, Abu Dhabi Tel +971-2-451000 Fax +971-2-451155
0000-0200
0200-0400
0400-0500
0500-0600
0600-0700
0700-0800
0800-0900
0900-1100
1100-1300
1300-1400
1400-1600
1600-1800
1800-2000
2000-2200
2200-0000
(BBCM via
9605 7220 7125 6180 (only broadcast during Ramadan).
9605.
11970 9605.
11970 9605.
9605.
17760 9605.
17760 13605 9605.
17885 17760 13605 11970.
17885 17760 13605 11970.
17885 17760 15380 11970.
15380 13605 11970 11710.
11710 7220 7125 6180.
11710 9695 7220 6180.
9770 7220 7125 6180.
7220 7125 6180 (only broadcast during Ramadan).
AGDX, Jan 28)
UGANDA
All Radio Uganda listeners on Red Channel are informed that from Wed, 29th Jan
1997, the evening and morning frequ 3340 kHz 90 mb will be replaced by 4976 kHz in 60 mb
1300-2100 and 0300-0600 UTC. Listeners are advised to send their RR's indicating
reception times and rx make to the principal engineer, Radio Uganda, P.O.Box 2038,
Kampala. (BBCM via AGDX, Jan 27)
USA
RFA test transmission noted on 7490 kHz at 1420 UTC with the announcement in
English "This is channel one,RFA programme channel one",then repeated by woman in
Russian. At 1433 UTC ID in Vietnamese (presumed), into non-stop instrumental mx until
fade out at 1455 UTC. (Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Jan 30)
RFA announced bc sces to Burma and Vietnam. From Febr 3rd half hour nx and magazine
format programme to Burma. 0130-0230 UTC & 1500-1600 UTC, three txs each functioning.
At 0030 UTC 5940, 7455, 7515 kHz; at 1500 UTC 7490, 7540, 9440 kHz will be used.
From Febr 5th direct bc will begin same scenery for Vietnam. 2230-2330 & 1400-1500 UTC,
four txs each functioning. At 2230 UTC 5990, 7415 kHz; 1400 UTC 5950, 7490, 7520 kHz.
(Kim Elliott-USA, VoA Communications World, Feb 1)
Radio Free Asia is technically a private corporation but is funded by about 10m dollars
a year in federal government grants - the US federal govt. Congress has charged Radio
Free Asia with broadcasting news and information in eight language to Asia - Mandarin,
Tibetan, Cantonese, Burmese, Korean, Khmer, Laotian and Vietnamese. The first
broadcasting, in Mandarin to China, began last Sept 30th. The Tibetan-language service
was added 1st Dec.
Monitors for the Mandarin sce are in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong while those for the
Tibetan sce are in Kathmandu, Islamabad and New Delhi...
(HCJB DX Party Line Jan 25, via BBCM via AGDX)
11740 kHz, WINB, Red Lion, PA. Thanks to a telephone message from George Thurman who
noted the first day of operation from 20 UTC, here in Red Lion, NJ, (honest! Vincentown
is just the PO that serves the area) the signal at 2110 UTC tune-in was fairly good...
s7 or so, with continuous music. Frankly I'm surprised I could hear the signal at all,
as I should be in the skip zone. The signal declined with daylight fading, R Nederland
on 11730 kHz desensed the receiver at 2130 UTC s/on, and WINB was completely buried with
WYFR s/on 2200 UTC. IDs announcing the postal address, twice, were heard at 2130 and
2200 UTC. (Thomas Sundstrom-NJ, Jan 31)
DISTURBANCE of propagation
occured on Feb 1st around 1700-1830 UTC. No reception on 13, 16, and 19 mb at all. RCI
13650 the only station in 22 mb. In 25 mb NHK Ekala-CLN 11880 kHz boomed in, and WSHB
11550, WVHA 11580, ISR 11605, RN RSA 11655, ARS 11935, CAN 11945, KWT 11990, SYR 12085
only.
On 31 mb in general, all overseas sces boomed in, like INS 9525, SEY 9630, THA 9655.4,
NGR 9705, OMA 9735 kHz, nearby European all underneath. (WB Feb 1)
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---10th annual Winter SWL Festival March 13-15, 1997, near Philadelphia, more than 225
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ANGUILLA
Caribbean Beacon latest sked for test transmissions: 0300-1000 6090, 11002300 11775, 2300-1100 6000. (RVI Feb 2, via Cees van Oudheusden, via EDXP)
AUSTRALIA
-- Fight to Save Radio Australia:
Comments are invited on the closing of Radio Australia and its International language
services to:
Mr. Alexander Downer Foreign Minister;
e-mail: <minister@dfat.gov.au>. FAX: +61-6-273-4112;
Mr. John Howard, Prime Minister, FAX: 61-6-273-4100;
Copies of protest letters are invited to:
The (Melbourne) Age, <amorison@theage.com.au>,
FAX: +61-3-9670-7514;
The Sydney Morning Herald, <letters@smh.com.au>, FAX: +61-2-9282-3492;
..... and to Radio Australia itself:
Radio Australia, GPO Box 428G, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, AUSTRALIA;
RA 24-hour Open Line: +61 3 9626 1825;
FAX and FAXPOLL: + 61 3 9626 1899;
E-mail: <ratx@radioaus.abc.net.au>
(Postings on rec.radio.shortwave via Mick Ogrizek-AUS, via EDXP, Feb 2)
A couple of interesting items appeared in 'The Weekend Australian' of
February 1 concerning the proposed closure of RA. The newspaper's South Pacific
correspondent Mary-Louise O'Callaghan wrote a piece headlined 'Cutbacks threaten needy
neighbours' link with world'. Her introduction read: "What sort of fish do you catch
with an Internet? Certainly not a South Pacific one. Ninety per cent of the South
Pacific's population live on islands so small, remote and unserviceable that the impact
of the industrial revolution still hasn't reached them, let alone the information
superhighway".
She also wrote about RA's unique role in informing people about events in their own
region given that most people in the South Pacific live beyond the reach of their
countries "under-funded poorly resourced local broadcasters".
"Many public broadcasters in the region also depend on RA news and current affairs
programs which are relayed straight to air. [I checked WRTH97: it shows ABC/RA news
relays on stations in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.
Hardly world powers, but all significant local players by South Pacific standards among
those outside the American & French spheres of influence - mf]
"Similarly, the many programs broadcast in pidgin or on special frequencies for the
region bringing sport, entertainment and, most precious of all to these isolated
communities, ideas, promotes a sense that Australia does care about and engage in the
region", O'Callaghan wrote.
In the same edition, Errol Simper and Chip le Grand reported that the head of RA, Derek
White, has been prevented by ABC management from discussing RA's future with other
media. RA staff say White has sought the freedom to speak on behalf of RA but was curtly
refused. Sources say he was told he was not to engage in an advocacy role. It is
understood the directive was issued by the Corporation's managing director, Brian Johns,
despite numerous media inquiries directed to White, the report said.
Meanwhile, RA has found an unlikely ally in the form of the Premier of the State of
Victoria, Jeff Kennett. Kennett, who has previously advocated the closure of the ABC,
shovelled sand in the cameras of TV crews, and generally turned Victoria upside down in
the cause of economic restructuring, said the plan to close RA was "short-sighted". "The
one thing that the ABC has that is unique and the one thing it does for us as a country
and the thing that I think is important if you have a national agenda, is Radio
Australia," said Kennett, reported by 'The Weekend Australian'.
The Federal Minister for Communications, Senator Alston, appears unmoved, telling 'The
Weekend Australian' that "There are something like 100 satellite services in the region.
People already get virtually everything that Australia has to offer".
He added: "As Mansfield points out, if you were to retain Radio Australia, it would be
at the expense of other domestic programming arrangements and I wouldn't have thought
that was the top priority of Australians."
The fate of RA is to be decided by the ABC board at its next meeting.
(Matt Francis-AUS, via EDXP, 3/2).
Melbourne Age, 4 Feb 97: "The Foreign Minister, Mr Alexander Downer, is believed to be
preparing to argue in Cabinet to save Radio Australia. Mr Downer supports the thrust of
a confidential submission by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that says
Australia risks damaging its reputation overseas if it axes the ABC's international
services". (Bob Padula-AUS, via EDXP, Feb 4)
BELGIUM
RVI Saving Measures.
As you probably already know, Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Brussels is facing drastic
budget cuts. As from Oct 26th, 1997, there will be no more Spanish, German and Arabic
progrs anymore, and SW usage will be reduced from 300 to only 140 tx hours via Wavre
site.
But !
Nine Flemish Euro MP's have sent a letter to Media Minister Eric Van Rompuy in protest
against the abolition of programmes in Spanish, German and Arabic at Radio Vlaanderen
Internationaal. The MP's has also written to the BRTN chief-executive Bert De Graeve.
They say the cuts will have a negative effect on Belgium's voice in the World. German
and Spanish are world languages, and especially information aimed at Germany - Belgium's
main trading partner - is important. Arabic is important for the immigrant population in
Flanders. They want alternative savings to be considered.
Neun flaemische EU Parlamentsmitglieder haben einen Brief an BRTN Chef Bert De Graeve
und an den flaemische Medienminister Van Rompuy geschickt. In diesem Schreiben fordern
die Parlamentarier, dass die deutschen, spanischen und arabischen Sendungen von Radio
Vlaanderen Internationaal weiter ausgestrahlt werden. Bekanntlich hat die Radiodirektion
der BRTN im Dezember 1996 beschlossen, dass die deutschen, spanischen und arabischen
Sendungen ab 26. Oktober '97 eingestellt werden muessen. Der Internationale Dienst von
BRTN war ihrer Meinung nach zu teuer und nicht effizient genug. Laut den neun
flaemischen EU Abgeordneten muessen die Radioverantwortlichen der BRTN die Entscheidung
nochmals ueberdenken.
Die Parlamentarier meinen, dass Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Flandern in der ganzen
Welt vertreten muss. Die Sendungen in Deutsch, Spanisch und Arabisch wuerden hierbei
einen sehr wichtigen Beitrag liefern. Deutsch sei nicht nur die dritte Landessprache,
sondern auch eine wichtige Sprache in ganz Europa. Bei der Erweiterung der EU mit den
osteuropaeischen Staaten, wuerde die deutsche Sprache wichtig sein. Deutschland sei
gleichzeitig der wichtigste Handelspartner Flanderns. Die Berichterstattung ueber
Flandern in deutscher Sprache sei daher umso nuetzlicher.
Zur spanischen Sprache meinten die Abgeordneten, dass diese eine Weltsprache sei, die
nicht nur in Spanien sondern auch in Zentral- und Suedamerika von 100 Millionen Menschen
gesprochen werde. Die Sendungen in Arabisch sind ihrerseits sehr wichtig fuer die
Immigranten Bevoelkerung in Flandern. Die Parlamentarier fuegen hinzu, dass durch Radio
Vlaanderen Internationaal Flandern in der Welt bekanntgemacht werden soll, und man muss
dann hierfuer auch fremde Sprachen benutzen. Das wuerden die Parlamentarier selbst jeden
Tag erfahren.
Die neun Abgeordneten meinen auch, dass Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal der einzige
regionale Sender in Europa und in der ganzen Welt waere, der ueber die politische,
wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Aktualitaet Flanderns berichten wuerde. Radio Vlaanderen
Internationaal werde auch der Beweis dafuer sein, dass Flandern ein offener, toleranter
und auf den Export gerichteter Teilstaat Belgiens waere.
Abschliessend sind sich die Parlamentarier aber bewusst, dass die Verschlankung
innerhalb Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal in einen generellen Sparplan passen wuerde,
dass man aber alle Alternativen in Betracht ziehen muesse, um die Sendungen in Deutsch,
Spanisch und Arabisch beizubehalten.
(RVI Media News, via Guido Schotmans-BEL, DX-Antwerp, Feb 2)
BULGARIA
One more language for 'DX Mix' progr is Greek. Initial airing on Jan 9th.
Weekly Thur 2115-2130 on 1224, 5860, 5890; Sat 0545-0600 1224 5940; Sun 0945-1000 5965,
7275. Only TRT Ankara bc DX in Greek. (Paniview-BUL, Feb 1)
CHINA
CRI Beijing changes: Sp 2300-0100 7160, 0000-0100 7175.
Russian 1500-2000 7420, from 2000 Chinese; 1500-2100 7435, fr 2100 in Arabic.
(Paniview-BUL, Feb 1)
CYPRUS (Northern)
R Bayrak 2nd progr mainly with Engl pop mx, noted with bad
modulation at 0400-2200 UTC on 6158.4 kHz. ID in Greek, Eng, Turk, and mentioning FM //
87.8 and 105 MHz. (PanIview-BUL, Feb 1)
v6158.45 kHz Radio Bayrak (strongly suspected), 2150-2202:45* UTC, moderate carrier,
building slightly towards the close, albeit no definite audio due to adjacent channel
slop. Reports from Europe have this reactivated station (off since about 1993, I
believe) closing at 2201 and 2203 UTC. Jan 31. Not here the next day, although a faint
carrier appeared on approx v6159.3 kHz near 2200 UTC and I lost it at about 2203 so
perhaps this too was Bayrak but it was totally swamped by the QRM on 6160. Feb 1. The
Turkish Sector counts as a separate NASWA radio country and I need it! (David M. ClarkCAN, Feb 2)
DENMARK
DSWCI DX-Camp May 97 in Denmark.
Now is information about the DX-Camp and the Annual General Meeting in the Danish
ShortWave Club International available. Please visit this WWW-Homepage.
www.cybernet.dk\users\cp2605
If you don-t have the posibilty to use WWW. Please let me know and I will send you the
information as E-mail.
Many Greetings from the rainy Copenhagen
(Claus Petersen-DEN, DSWCI, Feb 4)
ECUADOR
Tonight at 0205 UTC, I could hear the Ecuadorian sts on 3280 kHz, 4770 &
v5050,4 kHz, all with the same program. This has to do with the current political
situation in the country. "Presidente de la Republica" mentioned.
(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 7)
DX Party Line Program Highlights -- Febr 8. This week on HCJB's DX Party Line we'll have
more comment on Radio Australia, news about a new web radio sce, and a list of Peruvian
sts off the air. In addition, we have the ODXA and EDXC reports. Join host Ken MacHarg
for the DX Party Line. The DX Party Line is bc every Sat by HCJB, The Voice of
the Andes in Quito, Ecuador, South America.
Eur & ME 0737 UTC on 5860 kHz, 1907 UTC on 11960 kHz. SoPAC & AS 0900 9445. AM 0100 &
0400 UTC Sunday (8 and 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Saturday evening local time)
(Kenneth D. MacHarg, Casilla 17-17-691, Quito, Ecuador
Kmacharg@hcjb.org.ec
FAX: 593-2-447-263
Phone: 593-2-466-808)
ETHIOPIA
v9560.2 kHz R. V. of Peace at 1908 UTC. Man in Somali plus lots of typical
Horn vocals and instrumentals. At 1959 UTC, announcement in English by woman: "You have
been listening to a Somali program produced by Radio Voice of Peace from the External
Service of Radio Ethiopia. We shall be on the air again tomorrow in the 25- and 31 mbs
with programs produced by Radio Voice of Peace. Thank you for listening." Carrier off at
2000 UTC. Quite strong, with occasionally fuzzy audio. Unlisted transmission, so
apparently new or retimed. (Hill, via DXW, Jan 25)
v9560.2 kHz Radio V.o. Peace at 1859 UTC with melody and ID by female announcer in E,
1900 UTC time pips and start of the program, weak but clear channel (tnx tip via
Cumbre!) (Kuhl, Jan 28) Much stronger today (Kuhl, via DXW, Jan 29)
v11800.4 kHz R. V. of Peace at 1921 UTC. Horn instrumental and Somali talk; in clear and
quite strong but with fuzzy, phone-quality audio. QRM'd on //9560.2.
(Hill-USA, via DXW, Feb 1)
FRANCE
sends ultimate message in Morse code. In the sequel of the USA, Germany and
Belgium, using messages in Morse code alphabet ended now too in France, abandoned for
new technology. After 157 years in service, the coast guard at Le Conquet sent very last
Morse code message on January 31st. Satellites and modern radio systems replace the
Morse telegraphy alphabet. (Stuttgarter Zeitung, Feb 1)
RFI Paris changes: French 1800-1900 addit 3965, Serbian 2000-2100 3965, Polish 2200-2300
3965. Delete all: French 0500-0600 6175, Engl 1600-1700 6175, German 1800 3985, 6150,
French 3965 at 1700-1800, 0000-0400, 0700-1000. Del 3970usb 0400-0700.
(PanIview-BUL, Feb 1)
GUAM
KTWR in Chinese 0830-0930 new 11940, 2130-2400 new 11995 kHz.
GUYANA
3290 kHz, Georgetown has been well audible at times 0730-0900 carrying Islamic
programmes for the Ramadan period including Koran. Seems to be a series of different
presentations put together by individual Islamic groups - in English - and separated by
station announcements and Indian music.
(Noel E. Green-UK, Jan 31)
3290 kHz Voice of Guyana, GBC, 0709 UTC, Feb 1, carrying relay of Radio Australia's bc
of cricket game between West Indies and Australia. Two second delay compared to Radio
Australia on 9860 kHz. RA announcer said it was 42.5 degrees C there! Must have been fun
playing cricket!! Fair with RTTY QRM. (Harold Sellers-CAN, Feb 4)
INDIA
AIR Delhi News in English at 1730 UTC, into Hindi and off 1740 UTC. I missed the
s.off announcements on new 3250 kHz. Lucknow wasn't heard on 3245 kHz. Couldn't be a
move or an HF Feed.
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, Feb 5)
AIR Thiruvanathapuram <Former Trivandrum, if you were trying to find where Thiru' was.
Changing names is the easiest thing for politicians to do, just whipping up nationalism
in the post colonial era tho thats a long time ago!!> is also using 5010 kHz for SoAS
evening, 1130-1735a UTC signing off. Big signal, infact the strongest signal in COL on
SW, even stronger than Sri Lanka it self.
The low solar activity at the bottom of the cycle makes it very hard for an island
nation to get a needed coverage for domestic purposes using almost a vertical angle of
take off. The signal does't get returned until well into sun-rise and very poor to no
signal after sun set. So often, the signals from neighbouring countries are stronger.
There are times when Latin American/African signals override SoAS domestic transmissions
for sometime before and after sun set! Thats what makes it possible to catch good DX if
you know what the solar cycle does. This also brings in some inytrigue in that during
the last solar minimum people in rural areas thought that the first 20 mins of the SLBCs
sce, the usual buddhist chants etc were not getting thru because the record had got
wasted by constant use!
AIR Lucknow. Heard at 0025 UTC signing on and mixing with Dhaka on 4880 kHz. You could
also hear at around 1435 UTC again co-channel. By the way Dhaka has adjusted or maybe
mother nature has, the freq from 4879 to 4880 kHz even.
5010 kHz AIR Thiruvan'apuram. 0050-0135 UTC, rising in spectacular fashion from weak
level initially to very strong S9+ by 0115 UTC with seemingly local pgme of ongoing talk
by man, straight over 6 pips at 0130 UTC, thereafter a pause and a woman anncr took over
w/signal still near peak level. Best sub-continental evening of the season for me and
this signal by far the loudest. (David M. Clark-CAN, Jan 19)
AIR Delhi changes: English 1000-1100 17840 (x17895) kHz. English 1745-1945 13780usb
(x13770). 2245-0045 English, 0100-0130 Bamar, 7170 (x7150). 0000-0045 Tibetan 9835
(x9685). Feeder & Engl 1330-1745 9835 (x9685). 1215-1430 Bamar/Nepali 11695 (x11710).
1145-1315 Chinese 11840 (x11735). 0130-0200 Tibetan 11900 (x11880). 1515-1600 Gujarati
15175usb (x15165). 1115-1215 Tamil 17860 (x17865). (PanIview-BUL, Feb 1)0
INDONESIA
RRI in BI 1300-1430 new11885, QRM by IRN noted here.
VoIndonesia mailbag progr on Suns 0832-0850 UTC answering letters. In the curse of it
announcer tended to say, that they want to know the SINPO rate, very much. Letters
answered from Germany, USA, Japan, Sri Lanka, Scotland etc.
RRI Prgr 2 Good level 2300-0800 UTC area 15125, 11750 kHz, very good level, also //9565
kHz weak. Again using 11750 kHz upto approx. 1430 UTC, overriding BBC to SoAS all the
time. RRI Jambi excellent at 2300 UTC fade out 0100 UTC here, also 1130-1600 UTC. Best
local signal from RRI. (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, Feb 2)
IRAN
VOIRI Teheran noted on 9575 kHz 0030-0130 UTC in Bengali and 0130-0230 UTC in
Urdu. Also noted new 9590 kHz at 1330-1430 UTC in Urdu, 9550 kHz 1430-1530 Bengali, and
1530-1630 UTC English - both these channels replaces 9635 kHz.
VOIRI in Russian at 1530-1627 on new 9585 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Feb 1)
VOIRI Teheran is now using 7215 (announcing 7160) kHz at 1430-1530 UTC Bengali, 15301627 UTC English - parallel 9550 kHz. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Feb 2)
As announced during the Bengali sce of VOIROI Tehran introduced 7215 kHz for Bangla
1430-1530, English 1530-1630 and Chinese 1330-1430 UTC. //9550 kHz much to the
discomfort of Bangladesh Betar. These freqs appear to replace 9635 and 7290 kHz.
IRAQ
Sedaye Mojahed in Persian to IRN: 0150-0600 UTC on 3850, 4450, 4650, 5150, 5450,
7225. (not in use: 6020, 7070, 9430). (PanIview-BUL, Feb 1)
KOREA - PDR
R. Pyongyang appears to have deleted many channels for its non-Korean bcs.
Arabic 2000-2050 observed on one freq only 6520 (11905 and 9600 inaudible); English
2000-2050 on 6575 only (9975 9640 9345 inaudible); French 2100-2150 on 6375 (9975 9345
inaudible); 2100-2050 German not audible on ether 13785 or 9325; Japanese 2100-2250 on
11780 7580 but not audible on 9650; Korean 2200-2250 audible on 11335 13760 13650 11700
but not audible on 15130 or 15280. Channels noted as inaudible are usually heard at good
strength here in Melbourne. Observations of Feb 1.
(Bob Padula-AUS, via EDXP, Feb 4)
LIBYA
Mysterious carrier and test tone functioning tests from Libya are still on air
for two months time. Noted today at approx. 0830-1130 UTC on 6155, 7120, 9655, 9705,
11770, and new 11855 (x11815) kHz. And 7th tx usually on 11785 kHz couldn't be observed
here, but similar outlet on 15460 kHz - need to check next weekend, to find out exact
sign on and off time. No program observed, test tone only.
(WB, Jan 25-26/ Feb 1-2)
MADAGASCAR
The last day of the extended / special transmissions were the 27th Jan.
After that schedule s.off, and no more extentions on v5009.5 kHz. Dont
know what made them transmit like that. [lasting during typhoon season only?]
Some years ago Sri Lanka continued to broadcast 24 hours during the insurgency in the
South, since there were intelligence reports that there was a possibility of clandestine
bcs on the same frequencies immediately the SLBC signed off. In fact a few weeks prior
to that, while the SLBC remained on carrier, a few minutes after the end of programming
attempts at zerobeating were observed!! Its amazing what reasons there could be for
sudden changes in broadcasting times etc. Thats what makes DXing exciting and
challenging. Its not only chasing countries, QSLs...! (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK,
UADX, Feb 2)
v5009.5 kHz R Madagasikara extended transmissions past 0030 UTC observed by several
Dxers.... Usually R Madagasikara closes down Mon - Fri 1900 and Sat - Sun 2100. However,
Hans Johnson reported in Cumbre Dx(123/2), the station may have extended broadcasts
after a cyclone struck the island on 24 Jan. In third world countries, particularly
during emergency or distress situations, radio is the most effective medium of
communication. My answer to Dan's question on Muslims in Madagascar.... About 40 per
cent of people are Christians and the rest animists !
(Sarath Weerakoon-CLN, UADX, Feb 2)
MYANMAR
v5985.85 kHz Radio Myanmar, at 1237 UTC, talk, possibly news, by male
announcer. Fair and nicely in the clear. Much easier on this off channel frequency.
(David M. Clark-CAN, Feb 1)
NETHERLANDS
Radio Netherlands: New Booklist available, On Line.
If you go into the average bookshop and ask for information about international radio
listening, you may draw a blank. And yet there are several dozen guides, compact discs
and CD-ROMs now on the market which are designed to help you find your way amongst over
120 international broadcaster, including Radio Netherlands.
As part of a major re-launch of its Internet Web Site, Radio Netherlands has now
compiled an extensive on-line guide to a wide range of publications. Where possible, the
review also includes an illustration of what to look for, ordering information and our
independent review.
Please note that Radio Netherlands has purchased each of the books..this is NOT an
advertorial. Many of the publications have been reviewed in some depth during our
Thursday communications programme "Media Network".
"This is only the start of a more comprehensive project later in the year" says the
producer of Media Network, Diana Janssen. "Thanks to links to other sites, we are being
inundated with enquiries about radio.
As we embrace the technology on the information superhighway and start digital
television in 1997, we expect more of these consumer questions to arise."
Media Network, Radio Netherlands weekly communications programme continues to review new
publications, CDs and CD-ROMs. The results will be added to the on-line version of the
Booklist Edition 15 shortly after broadcast. As always, feedback is welcome.
The Booklist URL: <http://www.rnw.nl/en/pub/booklist/bk_index.html>
Radio Netherlands: New On Line Consumer Guide to Receivers.
For the last 16 years, Radio Netherlands has built-up an international reputation in the
field of un-biased consumer advice. International radio listening requires a better than
average receiver and with more than 80 sets currently on the world-wide market, choosing
the best can be confusing.
In a joint project with the annual directory, the World Radio TV Handbook, Radio
Netherlands has now compiled an extensive on-line guide to 64 receivers ranging in price
from US$50 to 5000. Each review contains a picture of the receiver, specifications and a
full report on our indepdent tests. There is also an archive of recently discontinued
sets which are still around on some store shelves.
"This project has been very extensive" says the producer of Media Network, Diana
Janssen. "It is only natural that listeners turn to a public broadcaster for un-biased
advice on what radio to choose. In many cases it is just for listening while on a
business trip or on holiday. But the market for serious shortwave listening receivers
has recently increased, especially in Northern Europe and North America. Publicity about
this kind of listening has been given on the Internet and this has now resulted in a
flood of enquiries. We strive to be fair, bearing in mind that the same receiver may
have a very different price in other parts of the world."
The joint venture with the World Radio TV Handbook allows Radio Netherlands to purchase
receivers off the shelf and put them through a vigourous standard test procedure. We
wait until sets are in the shops and then pick a sample at random. We use two listening
locations, one near Amsterdam which is typical of a listening location that many people
have. We also do extensive listening in a lower signal and interference area near De
Steeg, along the border between The Netherlands and Germany. Strong nearby transmitters
can sometimes overload simple receivers and so this test procedure ensures everything is
measured.
Media Network, Radio Netherlands weekly communications programme continues to review
receivers and the results will be added to the on-line version of the Receiver Shopping
List shortly after broadcast. As always, feedback is welcome.
The Receiver Shopping List URL:
<http://www.rnw.nl/en/pub/rxshop/rx_index.html>
(via Thomas R. Sundstrom-USA, Feb 4)
NEW ZEALAND
English mailbox progr of RNZLI, incl. Arthur Cushen's DX-tips in 3rd week
of Febr: Mon 17th 0430 15115, Thur 20th 0830 9700, Fri 21st 1930 9810.
New Z97 schedule of R NZL International, from March 31st:
6070 kHz occasional sports coverage at 1206-1650, daily 1650-1750.
9795 kHz 1750-1952 UTC, 11735 1952-2300, 15115 2300-0458,
9795 0458-0816, 9700 0816-1206.
(Arthur Cushen-NZL, via RNMN, Feb 6)
NIGER
v9706.18 kHz La Voix due Sahel (suspected, as reported here), 1316 UTC, weak LP
signal w/bits of low level audio detectable only during split-second silence from strong
R. Mexico Int'l on 9705 kHz. Faded completely before 1330 UTC.
(David M. Clark-CAN, Jan 26)
NORWAY
Excellent reception noted fr R.Norway / R.Denmark on the new 9540 kHz at 14001455 UTC, introduced on Feb 1. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Feb 2)
PAKISTAN
Pakistan's caretaker government is planning to open tv and radio to multiple
private broadcasters, according to Information Minister Irshad Ahmed Haqqani. The
Minister was quoted as saying that the government intends broadening the scope of
electronic media. At present only state controlled R. Pakistan and privately owned
Shaheen are engaged in radio broadcasting. Shaheen network runs FM radio stations in
major cities. The text of the ordinance approved by the cabinet on Jan 27th states
specifically that there would be no private monopolies. However, Shaheen is expected to
challenge the ordinance in court. Shaheen network was given a licence to broadcast
during the rule of ousted prime minister Benazir Bhutto. President Farooq Leghari
dismissed her government on corruption charges in November and new elections are
scheduled for Feb 3rd. Shaheen believed to have got exclusive rights for 10 years from
Bhutto govt.
5750 kHz Voice of Independent Kashmir ( Sada-i- hurriyat-i- Kashmir) supporting the the
Kashmiri militant groups observed s on 0228 UTC on 5750 kHz with the theme song, "Allah
O' Akbar..." (God is Great...) Plenty of rhetorics in Kashmiri and Urdu. S off 0430 UTC.
None of the other channels 5300 and 6300 kHz were found. Nigro's unid reported in
previous editions is obviously this. The bubble jammer he noted is targeted at V of
Mojahedin-e Khalq around this frequency range. The evening broadcast of V of Independent
Kashmir is 1530-1730 UTC from 4115, 5300 and 6300 UTC.
(Sarath Weerakoon-CLN, UADX, Feb 2-3)
PERU
La Voz de San Antonio, Bambamarca, v5645.9 kHz at 0359 UTC Peruvian songs, lots
of flutes, announcements by excited male speaker in Spanish, mentioning Bambamarca,
sign-off with presumed national anthem around 0410 UTC.
(Michiel Schaay-HOL, Feb 6)
RUSSIA/MALTA
VoM La Valetta test series via Russian facilities. NoAM 1600 E, 1700
Maltese, 1800-1830 French, 1830-1900 German on 7300 & 13600 kHz.
To JAP/FE in Eng/Jap 0800-1100 9800, 1100-1600 15550. (PanIview-BUL, Feb 1)
SAIPAN
SW bc
EUR 0800-0900
AF
1600-2000
SEaAS1200-1600
OCE 0900-1000
1300-1400
0000-0100
NEaAS0900-1100
2200-2300
schedule of KHBI Saipan, Mariana Islands, from Mar 4th - May 5th:
15665, 1600-1800 11550, 1800-2000 9355 (+ ME target).
9385.
9355
13840, 1000-1100 15725, 1100-1300 9430
13840, 2000-2100 11860, 2100-2200 13840
15725
9430, 1100-1200 9355, 1400-1600 9355.
13840. (Monitor Radio)
SAUDI ARABIA
BSKSA Foreign Sce, Unidentified 17775 kHz at 1615 UTC male speakers with
martial talk in presumed Bambara to Africa.
SEYCHELLES
FEBA Mahe changes: 0800-0900 new 15540, Indian langs, but Thur & Fri in
Engl. 1255-1500 11640 (x11670) in Mal, Guj, Punj, Urdu, Hindi. 1500-1600 11600 (x11870)
in English. (PanIview-BUL, Feb 1)
SOUTH AFRICA
VoA via Meyerton site:
5970.0
1830-1900 VOA PORT MEY 100 328
9805.0
1830-1900 VOA PORT MEY 250 328
11895.0
1830-1900 VOA PORT MEY 250 328
Afr
Afr
Afr
SPAIN
ADXB in internet.
Asociacion DX Barcelona (ADXB), DX Club founded in 1979, is present in internet from Feb
1st:
http://www.redestb.es/adxb
our e-mail is:
adxb@redestb.es
More information in our pages, in "MUNDO DX" magazine or in weekly
programm "MUNDO DX" in ORF-R.Austria Internacional (all Wednesday).
Francisco Rubio editor "MUNDO DX" magazine and radio programme.
Address: Apartado 335, E-08080 Barcelona, Spain. (Feb 6)
SRI LANKA
There much talked about Sri Lanka Velanda Sevaya-Commercial sce is now
signing on at 2330 UTC on 4870 kHz.
v9729.96 kHz SLBC All Asia Service, 1335-1343 UTC, woman hosting pgme of pop oldies,
including 'Rock Around The Clock' & 'Island In The Stream'. Fair to good on peaks but
subject to fading. (David M. Clark-CAN, Feb 1)
SYRIA
Damascus in Arabic appeared on 13610 kHz again. Noted today around 1000 UTC in
//12085 kHz. (WB Feb 2)
TAHITI
v15167.4 kHz RFO, Papeete, 1650-1705 UTC, very weak/deep fades initially, then
fading up to surprisingly readable level across 1700 UTC with talk in French by man and
woman. (David M. Clark-CAN, Jan 25)
TAJIKISTAN
Adding Persian and Tajik [may on Ramadan periode only], 0400-0530 5800 kHz,
different progr on 4635. 1700-1730 4635 & 5800. 1730-1900 4635, 5750, 5800. (PanIviewBUL, Feb 1)
9905 kHz *R. Dushanbe. External sce, beginning English at 0345 UTC, into Arabic 0400
UTC, good level. (Bob Padula-AUS, via EDXP, Feb 1)
THAILAND
Due to poor propagation fr Nakhan-THA, BBC is using 15380 kHz fr Kranji-SNG
at 0030-0045 UTC Bengali, and Burmese 0000-0030(M-F) UTC on 9600 kHz. Instead, fr
Thailand test is being conducted on 6065-THA 0000-0030 UTC Burmese(M-F) and Bengali
(daily) 0030-0045 UTC. Reception is excellent.
>From Thailand VOA Udorn Thani moved their 7215 to 9850 kHz, 0100-0300 UTC English to
SoAS and received with excellent reception - noted on Feb 2nd.
(Alok Dasgupta-IND, Feb 2)
UKRAINE
Voice of Oromo Liberation in Oromo 1600-1702 UTC new 9870 kHz, Kiev 100 kW,
160 degrees. (PanIview-BUL, Feb 1)
UNITED KINGDOM/THAILAND
BBC changes Hindi 1400-1500 6085 kHz via Nakhan Sawon-THA
site. Persian 1615-1700 3985 kHz via Skelton!
USA/MYANMAR
RFA Testing to Burma observed on 7455 kHz, very strong signal 0030-0130
UTC, mx and announcements in English, Russian and Burmese, Jan 31. Evening also heard,
possibly for Burmese sce, 1500-1600 UTC, testing with recorded programming from the RFA
Tibetan sce 1300-1400 UTC, on 9440 and 7490 kHz. At the same time continue to hear the
Mandarin sce, +5 kHz up on 7495 kHz. Have to be from two different tx sites.
Burmese
7455, 7515, 7530 kHz, 0030-0130 UTC.
6240, 7540, 9440, 1500-1600 UTC.
Vietnamese
5865, 7415, 0030-0130 UTC.
5865, 6240, 7520, 1400-1500 UTC.
SW bc schedule
EUR 0400-1000
2200-2400
AF
0300-0400
1900-2000
OCE 0800-0900
NoAM 0000-0200
2100-2200
MEX 0200-0300
SoAM 0200-0200
2200-2400
CAR 0000-0100
of WSHB
7535,
7510
7535,
17510,
11550
7535,
9355
7535,
9430,
13770
7535,
Cypress Creek, from Mar 4th - May 5th:
1800-2000 13770, 2000-2200 11550
0400-0500
2300-2400
9840,
7510
1600-1900 18930
0200-0400
5850,
1000-1400
6095
1300-1400
0900-1200
9455
7395,
1200-1300
9455,
1000-1300
6095
(Monitor Radio)
It was nice to hear KVOH propagating to Europe on 17 MHz. Is it a hopeful sign for HF
propagation this year? I also noted the Red Cross PACTOR station in Dushanbe is now
using 18 instead of the 13 MHz frequency they used last year.
Voice of Hope, Rancho Simi 17775 kHz at 1615 UTC Spanish speaker and reli-song,
competing with BSKSA on co-channel. (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Feb 7)
ZAIRE
v5066.35 kHz Radio Candip (presumed), 0440, moderate carrier still detectable
but picking out any audio under wideband slop from the Colombian on v5076.8 kHz was
impossible. Was not yet on when checked 0315-0330, so perhaps opening later now? Looking
for Lubumbashi in 7200-7205 range but unheard.
(David M. Clark-CAN, Feb 2)
Terminkalender Nr. 11 - 06. Februar 1997
Redaktion: Ulrich Schnelle (USG) Postfach 102420, D-45824 Gelsenkirchen
Tel. +49 - (0) 209 - 209796, eMail: kwfr.ge@t-online.de
In eckigen Klammern: Angaben ueber Veranstalter/Infoadresse
[further information, addresses, etc. given in brackets]
02.05.97 - 04.05.97
DX-Wochenende in Moertitz [H.Brodien, 0351-8906238]
07.05.97-11.05.97
18. DX-Fieldday des RMRC in Langenselbold [RMRC e.V.,Postfach 1168,
65432 Floersheim]
10.05.97
16. Ueberregionales DX-Treffen des Ottenauer Kurzwellenhoererklubs
Murgtal - Ortsring des SWLCS - in Gaggenau.
[Bernd Seiser, Hauptstr.205-207, 76571 Gaggenau]
16.05.97 - 19.05.97
DX-Camp der Kurzwellenfreunde Achternberg [KWFA, c/o Dieter Schulz,
Achternbergstr. 51a, 45884 Gelsenkirchen]
16.05.97 - 21.05.97
DX-Treffen bei Radio Minsk in Minsk / Belarus
[R.Minsk, dt.Redaktion, 00375.172.395875]
30.05.97 - 01.06.97 (Termin noch nicht bestaetigt!)
EAWRC-DX-Weekend in Erftstadt-Liblar [Adolf Schwegeler, 02235.45046)
13.06.97 - 15.06.97
Sommer DX-Camp im Kull-Haus am "Grossen Parsick" in Kempen-Toenisberg
[KWFR e.V., Postfach 101555, 45815 Gelsenkirchen, 0209.209796,
kwfr.ge@t-online.de]
06.06.97 - 09.06.97
EDXC-Konferenz in Zlin / Czech Republic.
[EDXC, POBox 214, FIN-00101 Helsinki (1IRC Rp.)]
12.07.97 - 02.08.97
DX-Camp Doebriach (am Millstaetter See in Kaernten/Oesterreich)
[Franz Ladner, Leipziger Strasse 21/28, A-1210 Wien, 00431.3038825]
22.08.97 - 24.08.97
25.Internationales DX-Camp des SWLCS in Merchweiler.
[SWLCS, Pf.1170, 66549 Illingen]
30.08.97 - 07.09.97
Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin.
[Messe Berlin, Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin, 030.3038-0]
05.09.97 - 07.09.97
DX-Camp Marx in Friedeburg-Marx/Ostfriesland.
[Jan Lueschen, Stiekelkamp 2, 26125 Oldenburg]
12.09.97 - 14.09.97
UKW-Tagung Weinheim mit Jahrestreffen des UKW/TV-Arbeitskreises
[Frank Helmbold, Frank_Helmbold@hb2.maus.de]
18.10.97 - 19.10.97
Interradio 1997 in Hannover/Messe.[Heckmann GmbH, Hohenzollernstr.4, 30161 Hannover, 0511.990950]
26.10.97
Radio St. Helena Day [Informationen siehe Fachpresse]
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 290
12 Feb 1997
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ANTARTICA
15476 kHz LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, from Feb 3 again is
active on the new time of 1900-2000 UTC, the last 20 minutes are in English and French,
heard on Feb 3 during the first day of reactivation by Raymundo Cruz and Walter
Tomarelli.
(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, Feb 9)
BRAZIL
v11704.8 kHz Radio Nova Visao, Santa Maria at 1945-1952 UTC, Music, short
Portuguese announcements, "Transmundial" ID's.
BRUNEI
After an absence of several decades, Radio TV Brunei hopes to return to SW in
the not too distant future. An internat SW sce is planned and this project is about to
be put out to tender for the txs and antennas to be built. (The above is not a hoax. I
learned it from the chief engineer at BFBS Brunei)
(Maarten van Delft-HOL, via DXW, Feb 9)
CANADA
I got this e mail, it can be useful: Dear Mr. Bernardini: Thank you for your
listener report on our radio st CHU. It is always nice to hear from our listeners. The
National Research Council of Canada has an e-mail address for CHU at:
radio.CHU@nrc.ca
The National Research Council of Canada and all its institutes also have a home page on
the web. Here is the address of our website:
http://www.cisti.nrc.ca/inms/tfe.html
Here you will find information on Canada's time service and on CHU. A QSL card is being
mailed to you. (Bernardini via DXW, Feb 9)
CHINA
Re Hans' comments about the name change in DX-W 50, the change took place some
time in 1993, as the 1994 edition of WRTH was the first one to use the new designation.
At the time of the change, CNR/CPBS indicated that it wished to be known in
international broadcasting circles as China National Radio, but we now have situation
similar to Iran, where the on-air ID is not the same as the official name. In Farsi,
Tehran still ID's (or did last time I checked with BBC Monitoring) as 'the Voice and
Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran', even though some years ago they had announced
that the name of the organization is now IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting),
and that's what it says on their letterheads. It's really a matter of an official
organization name versus an on-air slogan. But since WRTH is intended for listeners,
perhaps we should indicate more clearly here such a discrepancy exists. I put that on my
'to do' list for the next WRTH :-) (Sennitt, via DXW, Feb 9)
CYPRUS
Acc to an e-mail response fr Bayrak Radio Head of the Transmission Dept,
Mustafa Tosun, the Bayrak SW txions are on 6150 kHz. "However, 6159 kHz and 6160 are
also being tested for evaluation from time to time. Detailed rr's will be appreciated."
Mustafa Tosun's E-mail address is
<brt@cc.emu.edu.tr> (Dan Henderson-USA, MD, in NU, Feb 4)
ERITREA
Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea. This radio was first observed as a
clandestine st on 11th Aug 1980. It supported the Eritrean People's Liberation Front,
hostile to the then-govt of Ethiopia, and claimed to bc from liberated territory.
Eritrea became fully independent in May 1993 and Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea
(VOBME) is now the official govt-run radio of Eritrea.
ID in Arabic:
"Huna Asmara, Idha'at Sawt al-Jamahir al-Iritriyyah".
ID in Tigrigna: "Ezi Kab Asmara Zemehalalef Medeber Radio Demtsi Hafash Eritrea Eyu".
ID in Amharic: "Yeh be Asmera ketema yemigegne yesifiw yeritrea hezeb demts yeamarigna
agelgilot new". Transmissions usually start with a news bulletin.
Address: PO Box 872 (programming) or PO Box 243 (technical), Asmara, Eritrea
Tel: +291-1-119-100
Fax: +291-1-127-115
1st progr 5000, 7085 kHz, 0300-0500 M-F, 0400-0600 Sat/Sun, 0930-1030, 1200-1300 Suns,
1500-1800 UTC. All Tigrigna lang, except Kunama 1500, Tigre 0400 & 1600 UTC.
2nd progr 4000, v7390 kHz, Arabic 0300-0400, 0930-1030, 1700-1800. Afar 1600-1700.
(BBCM via AGDX, Feb 4)
GERMANY
(tentatively) Test bcs on 6015 kHz Sat only at 1356-1600? UTC.
Heavy Metal / Hardrock / Punk nonstop mx, no announcements. Modulation Juelich like.
Ahead of Majak-Bolshakovo low signal in background. Definitively professional radio
station. (Kai Ludwig-D, Feb 2/8)
HUNGARY
In Memoriam - Len Scott.
Len Scott, who in his early years at Radio Budapest in communist era, was known to
listeners as "Laszlo Pinter", died at the age of 67 on Jan 8th. To SW listeners
throughout the world his name was synonymos with Hungary and English language
broadcasts. He retired in 1989. Len's immediate rapport and friendship with the original
DX editor, Dennis Herner, and their shared enthusiasm for international communication,
meant they formed the ideal team. The immense knowledge and experience of the HAM
pioneer and DXer, combined with the skills of the professional broadcaster to create a
DX Show that informed and entertained.
Anniversary Register.
Your help is needed as we plan for the celebrations of 40 years of the DX Show, and 32
years of the RBSWC. As part of the anniversary we should like to compile a register of
those who have been listening to our broadcasts for at least ten years. Those of you who
have sent in rr's and had verification or QSL cards, should find it fairly easy to
establish when you began listening to Radio Budapest. Early listeners to Radio Budapest,
and who by reason of change of circumstances, are no longer in touch with the station,
asked to hold contact to Radio Budapest again, to establish how long they have been a
listener.
(R Budapest progr magazine, Feb 1997)
I noted R Budapest - German Sce - first on MW 1250 kHz in autumn 1958, daily bc at 1830
& 2100 UTC. But started listening to RB English DX Show in spring 1967, first letter
from June 1967, QSL issued in Jan 1970. (WB)
INDONESIA
v3231.8 kHz
RRI Bukittinggi at 1646-1701 UTC, Indonesian songs, male
announcer, IS. Rapidly fading. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 8)
3905 kHz RRI, ? (Merauke or Banda Aceh) at 2016-2057 UTC, Indonesian talk, guitar mx,
announcement, popmx. "Happy birthday" played twice: first instrumental, later a vocal
version. No (local) ID heard. Best in LSB. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 5)
IRAN
v9550.4 kHz VOIRI, NF observed at 1440 UTC in Bengali (x9635).
(Vitek via EDXP, Feb 1)
ISRAEL
Kol Israel Z97 schedule
COMMENTS PLEASE! Any conflicts? Thanks. Here is draft of new schedule. This is in no way
the final schedule- so do not publish it as such.
The Reshet Bet frequency of 9390 can probably go overnight from 1st March at the
earliest- replacing the non hearable 7495 kHz. HF Schedule 30.3.97 to 13.9.97 (from
14.9.97-26.10.97 all times one hour later)
HEBREW (Reshet Bet)
0300-1900 15615 kHz (315d/100-300kW) (not 1400-1430 & 1530-1600)
0600-1800 17545 kHz (318d/50kW)
0700-0800 Sat, 0900-1100 Sun -Fri 13615 kHz (319d/500kW)
1400-1600 11590 kHz (315d/500kW)
1800-0600 9390 kHz (314d/50kW)
1700-1740 9365 kHz (294d/300kW)
1900-2115 11585 kHz (319d/500kW)
0900-1100 17575 kHz (264d/300kW) not Sat
ENGLISH
0400-0415 17545
7465
1400-1430 11605
1900-1925 7465
11605
FRENCH
0500-0515
1000-1030
1530-1600
kHz
kHz
kHz
kHz
kHz
(110d/300 kW), 9435
(315d/10kW)
(315d/300kW), 15615
(315d/300kW), 9435
(330d/300kW), 15640
kHz (315d/500kW),
kHz (319d/100kW)
kHz (309d/300kW),
kHz(187d/300kW)
9435 kHz (315d/300kW), 7465 kHz (315d/10kW)
5640 kHz (315d/300kW)
1605 kHz (315d/300kW), 15615 kHz (315d/100kW)
1930-1950
SPANISH
1625-1635
1950-2000
7465 kHz (315d/300kW), 9435 kHz (309d/300kW),
11605 kHz (330d/300kW), 15640 kHz (187d/300kW)
9365 kHz (294d/300kW)
7465 kHz (315d/300kW), 9435 kHz (309d/300kW),
11605 kHz (330d/300kW), 15640 kHz (187d/300kW)
ARABIC
0300-0530, 1200-2115 9815 kHz (76d/20kW)
0600-1030, 1200-2115 15480 kHz (76d/20-300kW)
0300-2115
RUSSIAN
5915kHz (40+220d/20kW)
1730-1855
PERSIAN
1400-1525*
7465 kHz(0d/300kW), 9435 kHz (0d/300kW)
9435 kHz (27d/300kW), 11695kHz (70d/300kW)
15640 kHz (315d/250kW) (*on Fri, Sat and hols to 1500 only)
JUDEO-TAT 1500-1530 9435 kHz (27d/300kW), 11695kHz(70d/300kW)
Fri only
YIDDISH 1600-1630, 11605 kHz (330d/300kW), 11590 kHz (4d/500kW),
9435 kHz (0d/300kW), 9365kHz (294d/300kW)
1700-1725 11605kHz(330d/300kW), 11590kHz(4d/500kW), 9435kHz(0d/300kW)
ROMANIAN 1725-1745 11605 kHz (330d/300kW), 11590 kHz (4d/500kW),
9435 kHz (0d/300kW)
HUNGARIAN 1745-1800 11605 kHz (330d/300kW), 11590 kHz (4d/500kW),
9435 kHz (0d/300kW)
BUKHARIAN 1200-1215 11605 kHz (27d/300kW), 11695 kHz (50d/300kW)
GEORGIAN 1215-1230 11605 kHz (27d/300kW), 11695 kHz (50d/300kW)
MAGHRIBI 1635-1645, LADINO 1645-1700 9365kHz (294d/300kW)
(via Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 7)
LAOS
Latest sked for Lao National Radio, Vientiane:
2200-0300.0930-1530; 7145 International sce 2330-0000
0500-0530 Thai, 0530-0600 Fr, 0600-0630 En, 1130-1200
1300 Khmere, 1300-1330 Fr. (Yukihiro Hotta-JAP, in SW
EDXP)
6130 kHz Lao HS 0400-0730 UTC,
Vietnamese, 0000-0030 Khmere,
Thai, 1200-1230 Vietnamese, 1230DX Guide of JSWC, 2/97, thanks via
MALAYSIA
The enigma of the actual SW sked for RTVM-Sarawak continues! Here is a sked
released by the JSWC, as supplied by the station. However, it is incomplete but may
assist in determining the full sked! 3385 0400-0500 Iban; 5030 2200-0000, 0100-0330
(0100-0230 Suns/hols), 0400-0530, 1030-1500 Bidayuh; 5005 0400-0500 Iban; 6050 0400-0500
Iban; 7160 2200-2330Ch, 2330-0100 En, 0500-0700 En, 0700-1030 Ch, 1030-1200 En, 12001400 Ch, 1400-1600 En; 7270 0400-0500 Iban.
(SW DX Guide of JSWC, 2/97, via EDXP)
MEXICO
XERTA, R. Transcontinental de America (registered name, but not necessarily the
name they will use on the air), it is apparently a bona fide commercial SW stn, about to
come on the air. They were planning to start "something" on Feb 5th -not sure if a
promotional campaign or going on the air, but may go on the air "within the next few
days or weeks." Daytime frequ will be 15120 (not 17880) kHz, nighttime 4800 kHz. Stn is
very short on everything - uses second hand equipment - so enclose return postage if you
contact them. General Director is Gonzalo Soto [unsure of spelling], old time pro radio
announcer. They are supposed to have a 50 kW txer, but there is some question as to
whether that is the actual power they will be using. Location of txer is in southern
Mexico City, antenna is directional to the north. Address: XERTA, Torre Latinoamericana
(piso 36), 06007 Mexico, D.F.
(XERMX DX px/mailbag via Glenn Hauser WoR, Feb 6, in NU, via EDXP and other sources)
MOZAMBIQUE
Renamo to open radio st in Beira: Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the Mozambique
National Resistance [Renamo], currently on a tour of Sofala Province, says his party
intends to open a radio st in the city of Beira. He said the st could [The following
attachment could not be decoded because line 1 was too long.] begin bcing in the first
half of 1997, and that steps have been taken to acquire the necessary equipment. -
Dhlakama said the st fits in with his party's plans to expand txns by the Voice of
Renamo, which already bcs from Maputo.
(Radio Mozambique, via BBCM, via AGDX, Jan 30)
NEPAL
R Nepal Kathmandu is once again using 3230 kHz, in addit to 5005 kHz. Signing on
at 0015 UTC. English nx 0215 and 1415 UTC. Relatively low signal strength suggests that
3230 kHz is from the 7.5 kW standby tx. (Sarath Weerakoon-CLN, UADX, Feb 8)
NORWAY/CIS/TIBET
Voice of Tibet is an internat radio progr produced by the Oslo-based
Worldview International Foundation in collaboration with the Norwegian Tibet Committee
and other human rights groups. It commenced bcing on 14th May 1996. The bcs are aimed at
Tibetan people both in Tibet and in neighbouring countries. In an interview, the editorin-chief described the sce as a "voice of the voiceless people". Voice of Tibet progrs
are produced in Oslo and were originally txed via FEBA Radio facilities in the
Seychelles; however, direction-finding in January 1997 indicates that they are now being
bc from a transmitter in the Central Asian region. [Irkutsk?]. Mon-Fri 1225-1300 UTC in
Tibetan on 7400 kHz.
Address: Worldview International, Welhavensgt.1, N-0166 Oslo 1, Norway
Tel: + 47-2211-4980 Fax: + 47-2211-4988 (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 4)
PALAU
Acc to the Director Engineering, KHBN is installing new equipment. The 50 kW tx
for RFA bcs is relatively new and a fourth tx is due in two months and construction of
the housing of that is on at present. That will mean that KHBN will have two 100 kW txs
and two 50 kW txs in a matter of three months time.
(Arthur Cushen-NZL, RNMN Feb 6, via Mick Ogrizek, via EDXP)
[Should compensate Tinian site for a while til completion, WB]
PERU
La Voz de San Antonio, Bambamarca v5645.9 kHz 0359 UTC, Peruvian songs, lots of
flutes, announcements by excited male speaker in Spanish, mentioning Bambamarca, signoff with presumed NA around 0410 UTC.
v5619.2 kHz Radio Ilucan, Cutervo at 2340-0010 UTC, Peruvian mx, Spanish announcements,
flutes, fine ID 0005 UTC, talk.
POLAND
Norea Radio will use Stargard Tychowo MW 1503 kHz from Febr. 1930-2000 daily in
Swedish. Reports to: Norea Radio, POBox 3419, S-10368 Stockholm, Sweden; fax +46 8 965
084.
(B. Ericson, Arctic Radio Club, via BDXC 'Communication' Febr)
[Not observed yet, some Serbo-Croatian stations on air, from BIH/HRV/YUG, tentatively
B202 also.] Observed by H Kuhl on Feb 1st testing at 1930 UTC.
SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp., Ekala on 15425 kHz at 1430 UTC
pop mx, announced by female speaker, parallel to v9729.95 kHz.
TAIWAN
CBS - Central Broadcasting System - Networks 1-4
The Central Broadcasting System (CBS) is operated by the Ministry of Defence and bcs to
mainland China. St ID "Central Bcing St, Voice of Free China, to mainland China"
(Standard Chinese: Chung-yang Kuan-po Tien-tai, Tsu-yu Chung-Kuo Chih Sheng, Tui ChungKuo Ta-hu Kwang-po). Address: 55 Pei'an Road, Tachih, Taipei 104, Taiwan.
Tel: +886-2-5918161
CBS NETWORK 1 Taipei
2155-0200 7250. 0200-0400 7250 11970.
0400-1000 3335 7105 11775 11970 15190 15320 17750(fr 0730).
1000-1900 3335 7250 15320. 1900-2100 3335. 2100-2200 3335 7250.
0955-1600 6087 6180 7105 9630 11775.
1600-1900 6040 9690. 1900-2200 6040 9690.
0355-1555 6040 9690
1000-1130 Mongolian, 1140-1300 Tibetan, 1300-1500 Uighur 11905.
External Broadcasting Corp of China, (Voice of Asia).
The Voice of Asia is part of the overseas division of the Bcing Corpor of China (BCC).
The BCC operates various domestic radio sces in Taiwan and two separate external radio
sces: 1. Voice of Free China, the main external service. 2. Voice of Asia, which is
aimed at at listeners in mainland China and SoEaAS. It was inaugurated on 1st Jan 1979.
Voice of Free China and Voice of Asia share the same technical facilities. The txions in
Standard Chinese may also include material in Amoy and Cantonese.
Address: Voice of Asia, PO Box 24-777, Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-7710151 (ext. 2431); Fax: +886-2-7519277.
The station still uses a 1,200-kW MW st at Kaohsiung.
Chinese-STD 0500-0700 7285, 0700-1100 9280, 1300-1500 7285. Hakka 0900-1000 7285.
Cantonese 0800-0900, E 1100-1200, Indonesian 1200-1300 & 1600-1700, Thai 1500-1600, all
on 7445 kHz. (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 4)
THAILAND
BBC Asia Relay St finally took over all txns previously originating from the
BBC East Asia Relay St in Hong Kong on Nov 18th, 1996. Prior to this, services had been
transferred over gradually. Hong Kong remained on standby until 6th Dec, after which the
txs were dismantled. Dates were specified in a postcard sent from BBC Hong Kong and the
address of the new BBC Asia Relay St was confirmed as POBox 20, Muang Nakhon, Sawan
60000, Thailand.
(Dave Kenny-UK, in BCDX 'Communication' Febr)
USA
v11739.9 kHz WINB Red Lion at 1956-2002 UTC, English religious mx (some
countrysongs), ID, address. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 5)
Upcoming VOA Program/Frequency Changes.
The VOA Vietnamese transmission at 1230-1330 UTC from Poro-PHL will move to 12030 kHz
(x11840), fr Feb 8.
The VOA Chinese transmission at 1600-1700 UTC will be cancelled and replaced by a
transmission at 0900-1000 UTC, eff Feb 10, on 9845, 11855, 11965, 12040, 13760 and 15515
kHz.
VOA will carry special bcs in Spanish on Feb 8 and 9 at 2200-2215 UTC on 15365, 15430
and 17765 kHz.
VOA will add a 15 minute Albanian bc beginning Feb 10. It's at 1530-1545 UTC on 11805,
13740 and 15240 kHz. (Dan Ferguson-USA, Feb 7)
Some RFA news: CRI in Persian at 1500-1530 UTC on 9440 kHz interfering RFA in Burmese
via CIS tx site on 9440 kHz, RFA scheduled 1500-1600 UTC.
All three afternoon channels of RFA Vietnamese at 1400-1500 UTC are being jammed, but
here in Europe the RFA powerhouses are on top. Poor VTN signals underneath on 5865 and
6240 kHz, hardly to find out, some hundreds Hertz away. But the strongest here is on
7521.9 kHz against the well performing RFA signal here in EUR on 7520 kHz.
Caribbean nonstop orchestra mx, interrupted by announcement "You are listening to Radio
Free Asia" noted between 1500-1542 UTC on 9910 kHz, most likely via KHBN Palau. Break at
1543 UTC into RFA Chinese sce programme in //KHBI Saipan tx on 9455 kHz, and CIS relay
7530 kHz. 9455 and 9910 kHz disappeared at 1600 UTC, but 7530 and probably 7495 kHz underneath Israel - extended! its Chinese programme till 1700 UTC.
(Lieberwirth, Erbe, Ludwig, Bueschel, Feb 7-11)
VIETNAM
4657 kHz, saw a logging in Gatflash 92 and have to make a comment about it. On
4660 kHz Laos is listed, but 1240-1245 Lao Cai (tent.) 3 Feb fair. Unstable carrier.
Local mx. First thought it was Laos, but still here at 1445 UTC and frequent mentions of
Vietnam. I checked //10060 and 5925 and yes, it was parallel.
4740 kHz 1345-1400 UTC Radio Son La (tent.) Feb 3 lousy signal. No ID heard. Xinjiang
PBS too strong. Gone just before 1400 UTC.
(Boogert via DXW, Feb 9)
4740v Unid Vietnamese +1130 with vocals. Could not detect 4790 kHz. Drifted down to
4740? (Sarath Weerakoon-CLN, UADX, via DXW)
v6701.7 kHz 0500-0510 UTC RTV Bac Thai, drifted from nominal 6700 kHz and heard with
Vietnamese talks. (Petersen, Phuket Island, Jan 31)
[ooooh nice place, remembers me on my stay there in various winter seasons between 1972
and 1982, WB]
YEMEN
Sana'a in Arabic on v9780.3 kHz propagate well into EUR, morning window about
0500-0600 UTC, afternoon from 1500 UTC. (WB Feb 7-9)
ZAIRE
v15244.5 kHz La Voix du Zaire, Kinshasa at 1303-1314 UTC. Indigenous mx, talk
by female, later male announcer. Could not ID language. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 5)
HFCC MEETING
Olav Grimdalen to BP, via
and coordination with the
have sorted out the worst
(Olav M. Grimdalen, Radio
EDXP: I just got back from Istanbul where we had our meeting
other countries in the HFCC coordination group. I hope that we
collisions for the Summer schedule 1997!
Norway Internat, Feb 10)
RVI Brussels Flemish hobby programme "Golfgids" reported also on that meeting. Next
outlet is on Sat about 0712 UTC on 1512, 5985, 9925, 9940 kHz; 1200 UTC 9925 13685
17610; 1300 UTC 6035, 13670, 13685, 13795; Suns 2100 UTC 1512, 5910, 9850; 2300 UTC
1512, 5900, 9925 kHz. (RVI Feb 1)
CQ
IK4MTG
Hello Fabrizio, thanks for PR message. Please send me your e-mail address.
Here in Stuttgart I have no access to PR in 1200 baud anymore, all former installations
dismantelled and working in 9600 baud and on 70 cm or even 23 cm direct access now. To
use the 1200/9600 baud bimode digipeater in Ludwigsburg in 1200 baud, I am limited to
0000-0400 UTC time span only. No chance of logon during daytime. Uploading a bc-dx file
to PR takes 70-120 minutes, but e-mail to CompuServe 10 seconds only!
My PR tx and modem equipment - worth 1400 DeutschMarks at that time five years ago - has
scrap value now! But HAM community needs transfer of numerous - not HOBBY related software and GIF-files. Even sex pictures using that transfer way. I don't understand
this.
Same situation in Wolfsburg - Hannover area. So DD9MW - OM Martin - is also unable to
contact his nearest digipeater. So sorry. Wolfgang DF5SX
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 291
16 Feb 1997
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ALGERIA
RTA Algier noted here in Spanish 1300-1359, English 1400-1501 UTC. Monitored
on v11715.1 and 15160 kHz. Announced 15205 kHz not on air. Extensive Spanish nx at 13441354 UTC. TX break at 1354-1357 UTC. Signing off at 1501 UTC letting Radio Veritas Asia,
Manila in the clear on 11715 kHz. (WB Feb 12)
ANTARTICA
LRA36 Arcangel San Gabriel.
v15475.98 kHz, LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, heard on Feb 11 from *19002053* UTC, with SINPO 35443. ID's in SP, EG & FR, SP announc at 1958, 2031, 2047 as
"Esta es LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel transmitiendo desde la Base
Esperanza, en la peninsula antartica o Tierra de San Martin, en la frecuencia de 15476
kilohertz AM, a los 63 grados 24 minutos latitud sur, 56 grados 59 minutos longitud
oeste. Los radioescuchas interesados en recibir su tarjeta QSL pueden remitir su reporte
de escucha a LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, Tierra del
Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur, Argentina; codigo postal 9411. No olviden
incluir el franqueo" by F anncr, ID in EG at 1959, 2032 and 2048 as "This is LRA36 BCing
St Arcangel San Gabriel bcing from Esperanza st in the Antarctic land of San Martin,
Antarctic peninsula, in the frequency of 15476 khz AM, at 63 degrees 24 minutos South,
56 degrees 59 minutes West. If you want to receive your QSL card, please send your
listening report to LRA36 Arcangel San Gabriel bcing st, with code 9411, Esperanza
station, Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur, Argentina. Not forget
include a post stamp" by F anncr. ID in FR at 2000, 2033 & 2049.
The official CORRECT time of transmission UTC is *1900-2100* !!!
After this report, thanks to the notice of Raymundo Cruz in the past week, who heard the
first transmission about the reactivation of LRA36 on Feb 3, 1997; today I talk with
Base Esperanza, with Mrs Adriana Figueroa, and here other comments:
LRA36 now is in daily test transmissions, with the usual 1 kW Philips tx on 15476 kHz.
They will begin regular transmissions daily from *1900-2100* UTC (including Sat & Sun),
and the power will be increased with a new transmitter up to 3 kW in 1 month
approximately. The lady announcer is Mrs Adriana Figueroa, and the program names
actually are: "Correo de Oyentes" (reading listener letters), "Hola Antartida" (with
press reports), "Verde Esperanza" (ecology), and "Argentina: Destino Turistico" also
they have a "Espacio de LRA36 dedicado a la Actualidad" (with actuality comments).The
new s/on and s/off musical folk song is called "Asi es mi Argentina" by Mariano Mores
composer. (Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, Feb 12)
Note: On next Saturday 15, will be commented on the air my talks with Mrs. Adriana
Figueroa of Base Esperanza. [in RAE English/Spanish DX progr?]
AZERBAIJAN/UK
BBC Monitoring recently opened a new media monitoring unit in
Azerbaijan. ... The main aim of the office's opening is the desire to receive more
trustworthy information about the situation and events in the whole Caucasus region.
('Bakinskiy Rabochiy', via BBCM, via AGDX, Feb 1)
BRAZIL
Brazilian Summer Time.
Next Saturday (Feb 22) at 0300 UTC ends Summer Time in Brazil. Stations in the south,
southeast, and in some states of north-east will turn -1 hour (from UTC-2 to UTC-3).
(Djaci Franklin Soares da Silva, Feb 12)
GERMANY
Mega-Radio Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will im Sommer den Sendebetrieb auf 576
(Schwerin-Woebbelin) und 1017 (Greifswald) kHz aufnehmen. Beabsichtigt wird, in Stereo
auszustrahlen. Uebersehen wird dabei allerdings eine Kleinigkeit: In Europa gibt es
praktisch keine Empfaenger, die MW-Stereo verarbeiten koennen...
Da sich auf die Ausschreibung dieser Frequenzen zahlreiche Anbieter meldeten,
beabsichtigt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern die Ausschreibung einer weiteren MW-Senderkette,
bestehend aus den vom NDR aufgegebenen Kanaelen 558 (Rostock-Stadtheide), 657
(Helpterberg), 729 (Putbus) sowie der Schweriner Frequenz 999 (nach der Wende von RIAS
bzw. Deutschlandradio belegt, 1994 abgeschaltet). Hier soll ein Country- und
Truckerprogramm zur Verbreitung kommen. Fuer dessen Veranstaltung gibt es zwei
Interessenten. (Infosat/Michael Fuhr, Feb 15)
GREECE
Radio Station Macedonia, Thessaloniki. The SW txs are beamed to Europe and the
ME. Address: Odos Yeorghikis Scholis 129, GR-54639 Thessaloniki.
0559-0759 11595 9935 7430; 0759-1659 11595 9935; 1659-2159 11595 9935 7430;
2159-2259 11595 7430. (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 12)
HUNGARY
R Budapest in Hungarian to AUS/NZL at 1000-1100 (Suns -1200) UTC changed its
registered channels (9th of Dec!) 13670 and 15220 kHz, now replaced by 15395, 17750, and
21685 kHz. Thanks to a tip of Matthias Gatzke via Andreas Erbe, Kai Ludwig. (checked on
Feb 13 by WB)
Statistics of RB incoming reception reports in 1996: total 7870; 3942 from GER, 595
from RUS, 500 from G, 388 from USA, 272 from AUT, 252 from UKR, ...
ICELAND
Rikisutvarpid - the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. Rikisutvarpid's
SW sce relays RAS 1. Sporting events and other progrs are often carried on SW. The SW
frequs are subject to change.
Address: Rikisutvarpid, Efstaleiti 1, 150 Reykjavik.
Tel: +354-515-3000, Fax: +354-515-3010, URL: http://www.ruv.is/
1215-1300 EUR 13860-usb 11402-usb; 1410-1440 AM 13860-usb 11402-usb; 1855-1930 EUR 9275usb 7735-usb; 2300-2335 AM 11402-usb 9275-usb. (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 12)
INDIA
5010 kHz at 1130-1740 UTC Tiruvanathapuram. Again off the air, after about a
week of operating in this time slot in January.
KAZAKHSTAN
6140 kHz Kazakh Radio (presumed) at 1225 UTC, Russian sounding OM vocal,
1228 OM/YL says a few words in lang then male OM vocal mx. 1231 OM/YL tlk. 1232 YL
vocal. 1234, OM says a few words, back to music. 1244 OM singing the song that used to
be Voice of Russia signature tune at TOH. No listing in Passport or WRTH but HFCC lists
show site as Kazan with 20kw non directional antenna. Can't find on map, but coordinates
(55n 49e) put this in extreme west Kazakhstan. Calculations show this to be about 1 hour
before tx sun down. poor reception. (Ziolkowski, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 8)
LAOS
6975 kHz NR Luang Prabang regularly heard at 0015 past 0200 UTC, prgs in Lao
language. (Sarath Weerakoon-CLN, UADX, Feb 8)
6975 Louang Prabang (tent.) 1345-1400 UTC Weak & faint signal here, but clearly SE Asian
language. Gone at 1400 UTC. (Van Den Boogert, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 3)
National Radio of Laos. Regional sts, which bc in Laotian and local tribal languages,
are reported on the following frequs: Houa Phan (4660 and 1000 kHz); Luang Prabang
(7162-v and 850 kHz); Oudomxai (4535 and 800 kHz); Pakse (6647-v and 1350 kHz);
Savannakhet (1430 kHz); Xieng Khouang (5340-v and 1200 kHz).
Lao National Radio's external sce which previously bc on 7116-v and 1030 kHz has been
unheard since August 1994. Address: B.P. 310, Vientiane, Laos. Tel: +856-4475.
Domestic sce 6130 580-(unconfirmed) kHz, 2200-0230, 0400-0700, 0900-1600.
LEBANON
Israeli air raid on Hezbollah radio near Ba'labakk. Israeli aircraft on 11th
Febr attacked a tx site of the Hezbollah radio st, Voice of the Oppressed, two km from
the centre of the town of Ba'labakk in the Biqa valley in southern Lebanon, Radio
Lebanon reported. The st, which was bcing on 684 kHz, went off the air after the air
raid, and has not been monitored since 1138 UTC on 11th Febr. At 0815 UTC on 13th
Febr, the st was still unheard. Radio Free Lebanon, a Lebanese Christian radio, said on
the 11th, that the Voice of the Oppressed tx site had suffered "extensive damage" in the
Israeli air raid. (Radio Lebanon, via BBCM, via AGDX, Feb 11)
LIBYA
Today Feb 13, Libya is testing their new 500 kW txs again, after few days of
silence. Heard whistle tone procedure in usual time span after 1000 UTC on 6155, 7120,
9655, 9705, and 11770 kHz. Second 25 mb channel (tx no. six) not on air today.
(WB Feb 13)
NEPAL
3230 kHz R Nepal seems to have reactivated the channel. However, signal strength
suggest that it is from the stand by xmtr (7.5 kW) signing on 0015 UTC. English nx at
0215 and 1415 UTC. //5005.
NETHERLANDS/UK
Delta Radio plans LW mx st for UK and Europe.
A commercial internat bcing organization called Delta Radio and the Dutch PTT have
opened a free information line to answer questions about a proposed LW bcing scheme.
Just before Christmas [1996], Delta Radio came into the news when plans to build four
tall antenna towers, each 320 metres high, at a place called Kootwijk near Apeldoorn
were revealed to the Dutch press and local residents. In fact, Kootwijk is already
steeped in past and present radio operations. In the 1920s, a 500-kW Diesel alternator
was built on the heathland just outside the town of Kootwijk. It was designed to
broadcast Morse code messages to what is now Indonesia, then the Dutch East Indies. And
the generator was designed to operate on very low frequs. Towards the end of the '20s,
when the propagation characteristics for SW were discovered, Kootwijk turned into more
of a SW utilities centre... A LW bc tx also operated from Kootwijk for a while, but once
a fully operational MW and FM network covering the Netherlands was put in place, the LW
channel was surplus to domestic requirements and the tx dismantled. Much later, at an
international frequency allocation conference in 1978, Holland and Belgium were given
frequencies to start a joint project called Radio Delta...
[USA /VoA/ and Germany /DLF/ had given up usage of Munich-C Eching, 173 kHz Continental
1000 kW, on air fr 1953 til about 1980, then moved to Passau, DLF Aholming 207 kHz, 500
kW, WB]
In practice, it never happened. Backed by NOS [Nederlandse Omroepprogramma Stichting],
Radio Netherlands and the BRT, this new st had plans to operate from Maastricht, with
progrs in several languages aimed at Europe, putting Dutch culture and language on the
map. The Belgians would build a tx on MW 1512 kHz, the Dutch would build a LW tx on 171
kHz. In the end several factors, not least the high cost of LW, and the fact that a st
in Nador-MRC, NoAF, and Miensk-Belarus was using the same channel with 2000 kW, thus
limiting the coverage, prompted the NOS to pull out of the scheme at the last minute.
The BRT went ahead with their tx on 1512 kHz though, nowadays used mainly by the
international sce, Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal. The Dutch frequ of 171 kHz remained
on the books though, until around three years ago when a commercial organization showed
interest in reviving the licence. In the last three months a commercial organization
which has adopted a variation on the original name, changing it to Delta Radio, has made
moves to get the project up and broadcasting. We're going to use is a 2 MW tx. And they
mean 2 MWs out of the tx, before it goes into the antenna system. Even though many of
the residents of this part of Kootwijk, known as Radio Kootwijk, have worked at the PTT
transmitter site, there's still strong opposition to the plans from [of] Delta Radio.
Some of the concerns focus on how household appliances will react when exposed to those
sorts of levels of RF [radio frequency] radiation. The backers behind Delta Radio still
maintain that Kootwijk is the best place to put the tx site - perhaps the only place
left in this densely poulated country. By the year 2000 the ship-to-shore communications
from Kootwijk, using 10-kW SSB txs, is expected to be phased out in favour of satellite.
It seems natural then to find a new use for the place.
As far as the programming is concerned, I mean, this is going to be a pop mx radio
station for the UK, a bit like Atlantic 252, but from the other side of the water, is
that the way of describing it? Well, it's a lot broader than that. We are aiming at what
we call western Europe, because we have to sort of direct the beam a little bit to avoid
interference with a station in Russia [Bolshakovo, Moscow, and Belarus].
An address which is Delta Radio 171, P.O. Box 75065, 1070 AB in Amsterdam and the tollfree phone number is 0800-8171. If you live outside Holland you can try +31-800-8171.
(RNMN via BBCM, via AGDX, Feb 6)
PAKISTAN
5750 kHz, V of the Independent Kashmir S on in Kashmiri at 0230 UTC with the
opening song "Allah O' Akbar" [God is Great] and then into Freq announcements followed
by prgs. Plenty of rhetorics. Evening xmsns on 4115 kHz, 1530-1730 UTC.
Voice of Kashmir Freedom (Urdu: "Sada-i Hurriyat-i Kashmir") is opposed to Indian
control of part of Kashmir. It is sometimes referred to by other sources as Voice of
Independent Kashmir. The station was first heard by BBC Monitoring on 7th Febr 1991. At
the time it was reported to have started regular bcing on 2nd Febr 1991 after a period
of tests. It is assumed that the station operates from Pakistan or Pakistaniadministered Kashmir. It has announced an address of PO Box 102, Muzaffarabad, Azad
Kashmir, via Pakistan. In the past it has bc in Urdu and English, as well as Kashmiri.
Frequs used in the past include 4080, 5000, 5300, 5750, 5900, 6300 and 7375 kHz. Two or
three frequs may be used at any one time, but programming on them may not always be in
parallel. Transmissions may be in AM or USB mode.
0230-0330 UTC Urdu 5300, 5750, 6300 kHz. 0830-0930 5300, 6300. 1530-1730 Kashmiri 4116,
5300, 6300 kHz. (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 12)
POLAND
(c.f. bc-dx #290) Heard them testing on February 3rd at 1930-2030 UT with
mostly non-stop music and only now and then an announcement. just testing.
(Harld Kuhl-D, Feb 11)
Acc to Lothar Ruehl of ERF-TWR Germany, the Scandinavian section of TWR "Norea-Radio"
will start bcs via Stargard-Tychowo 1503 kHz on March 3rd. Bcs were postphoned in Febr
due to extensive negotiations with Polish "Radiocommunication" authorities. Planned are
bcs in Swedish and Norwegian Mo-Fr 1930-2000 UTC only, extended later by Finnish and
Danish. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, KiR, Feb 13)
(BC-DX #290 follow-up) Test transmissions of Norea Radio noted on Feb 14 between 19452033 UTC. The programme consists of instrumental mx and female\male announcements in
Swedish. "Norea Radio" and "Kristianstadt" were mentioned. Good signal.
(Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Feb 14)
RUSSIA
Domestic Radio Rossii-Nostalzhi is an association between Radio Rossii and the
French commercial radio organization, Nostalgie Internationale. Address: Ul Pyatnitskaya
25, 113326 Moscow, Russia. This schedule is based on information supplied by the
broadcaster. Bcs will be one hour EARLIER during SUMMER. Radio Rossii-Nostalzhi also
broadcasts via the Gorizont 31 satellite at 40.5E (3675 MHz right hand circular
polarization, audio 8.4 & 8.6 MHz).
1600-1800 7345 7210 7200 7140 4885 4860 4610.
2000-0000 4895 4820 4485 693 585 279 270 225. (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 12)
SAUDI ARABIA
v11833.6 kHz //v11948.3 kHz, BSKSA Riyadh at 1745 UTC, Spurs noted with
Qur'an reading //11910 and 9730 kHz. (Hill, via cumbre Dx. Feb 2)
SLOVAKIA
AWR Europe in English resumed on 6055 kHz at 2100-2200 UTC, tx Rimavska
Sobota, 250 kW, 305 degrees. (Mike Barraclough-UK, via WoR, Feb 13)
SRI LANKA
The All Asia Sce of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation Colombo signing
off at 1600 UTC weeksdays and not 1630 anymore. Further the Domestic English Sce is
identifying as "This is the Sri Lanka Commercial Service" on 4940 kHz at 0025-0200,
1000-1700. And 0200-1000 on 6130kHz //MW 873 and FM. Regarding the All Night Buddhist
Chants, intended to invoke blessings on the Nation, is transmitted on all Full Moon days
AND on Special Occasions like Independance day and the like. 4902 kHz and MW 702, 594,
603, 648, 693 kHz and all other National Sce frequs.
THAILAND
Radio Thailand's transmission in English from Udorn to Europe will change
[1900-2000?] from 7295 kHz to 9535 kHz, from Feb 14. (Ferguson, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 14)
v6149.3 kHz 0315-0400 UTC Or Sor, Bangkok, audible here with Thai light mx, pop songs
and local IDs Off at re-check 0658. (Anker Petersen, on Phuket Isl, via Dx Window) Also
heard between 1115 and 1200* UTC. (Sarath Weerakoon-CLN, UADX, via Dx Window, Feb 14)
9535 and v9655.4 kHz R. Thailand at 2112* UTC. Concluding Thai with canned English
announcement giving program time as 2045-2115 UTC (but no freqs); carrier off at 2115.
Is ex-11805. (Hill, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 8)
9850 kHz at 0100-0300 UTC VOA Udon Thani (x7215) to SoAsia excellent in English.
UKRAINE
To Ethiopia via UKR, 9930 (x9870) kHz, V. of Oromo Liberation at *1600 UTC.
Presumed this with some kind of IS and introductory theme, brief announcement by man,
more music, then into presumed Oromo talk by man and woman. At 1605 UTC, local mx
with drums; more talk. Extremely poor at first, then improved somewhat by 1610 but was
almost out when rechecked 1655 UTC. Unable to verify 1700 s/off, but gone when rechecked
again at 1708. (Hill, Feb. 8) 1645 new frequency, ex-9870. (Koutamanis, via Cumbre Dx,
Feb 5)
[UNID noted here, when checked for second free RFA Palau channel in 9930-9990 kHz range
at 1500-1700 UTC, Feb 12-14, WB]
USA
11950 kHz, WINB Red Lion, PA, noted at 2300 past 2400 UTC, with non-stop music, ID
at 2330 UTC soliciting reports. On the high antenna, fair signal despite being so close.
(Tom Sundstrom-NJ, Feb 12)
VIETNAM
VoV Hanoi in Mandarin and Cantonese noted here at 1200-1400 UTC on v10010.2
kHz, very seldom heard here in EUR. (WB, Feb 12)
Domestic Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi, also operates 14 provincial sts bcing in Vietnamese
and the main ethnic languages of their regions. This schedule is based on information
supplied by the broadcaster. Address: 58 Quan Su - Hanoi
Tel: + 84 4 254953 Fax: + 84 4 255765.
URL: http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/tien_noi_vn/tnvn_int.html
Network 1, 2200-1600 (-1700 Fris only) 5925, 10059 kHz.
Network 2, 2200-1600 4960, 12025 kHz.
VoVTN Minority language service.
0400-0430 Bana
693.
0400-0445 Cambodian (for southern
0430-0500 Ede
693.
0430-0500 Gairai 1089.
0500-0530 Hmong 6165.
1130-1200 Ede
693.
1130-1200 Gairai 1089.
1200-1230 Bana
693.
1200-1230 Hmong 6165.
1300-1345 Cambodian (for southern
1300-1345 Hmong 6165.
2200-2245 CAMBODIAN (for southern
2200-2245 Ede
693.
2200-2230 Giarai 1089.
2200-2230 Hmong 5035.
2230-2300 Bana
693. (BBCM via
Cambodia) 747.
Cambodia) 747.
Cambodia) 747.
AGDX, Feb 12)
Jamming at RFA. On the 6th Feb, when RFA was starting the offical Vietnamese bcs Hanoi
was already on the freqs of 7415 and 5865 kHz with the Domestic Sce Ntw 2 //5925, v10060
kHz. There are more than two txs jamming per frequency of RFA and they vary a few Hertz
every minute or so. The newly added 9910 kHz is not yet jammed since the Viets havent
located that. The Viet Sce occupies the frequency at least 10 minutes before the
commencement of the RFA Viet transmissions (heard whistle tone procedure at 1453 UTC,
WB) and go off also some minutes later, which in the case of 6240 kHz Burmese at 1500
UTC gets jammed unintentionally! Rather surprised that Myanmar hasnt tried jamming RFA
yet, since they have some txs that have been used to jam VoA, BBC and VoDemocracy in the
recent past.
Jamming of Radio Free Asia heard in Vietnam. The first bcs of RFA to Vietnam appear to
have been jammed. Radio Free Asia reported today that monitoring sts in two locations
indicated significant interference that followed traditional jamming techniques.
"Despite the jamming, the RFA signal could still be heard in some locations in Vietnam,
indicating that the st's programming was not being totally obliterated," said Richard
Richter, RFA president. The first bc in Vietnam was transmitted from Washington 5th
Febr at 7.30 am Vietnam time). The jamming was recorded at monitoring sts of the
International Broadcasting Bureau, which serves US international bcs, in Sri Lanka and
Bangkok.
Similar reports followed transmission of RFA programming today at 9 pm Vietnam time. The
fact that the signal could still be heard in certain locations was ascertained through
phone calls to listeners in Vietnam, according to RFA.
(RFA, via BBCM, via AGDX, Feb 6)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 292
22 Feb 1997
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ANGOLA
Clandestine Voice of the Resistance of the Black Cockerel, Jamba, is the
official radio st of the UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola)
opposition movement led by Jonas Savimbi. The st is frequently referred to as "Vorgan",
an acronym of its Portuguese title (Voz da Resistencia do Galo Negro). Vorgan was first
heard on 4th Jan 1979, at which time it was believed to be operating from a tx in South
Africa. Since July 1986 it has bc from Jamba in the central highlands of Angola. Times
and frequencies are subject to variation. In the past the station has operated more than
one tx at a time.
Portuguese/local languages, 0500-0900 9750 kHz, 11-1430 11830.1655-2100 6095. [English
1830-1845]. (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 12)
ANTARCTICA
v15476 USB mode. LRA36, 1900-2103 UTC, weak, not even moving s-meter, not
really readable most of the time, but snatches of audio and music at times. Mostly a
female announcer. Signal only slightly better toward end, but clear "LRA36" heard in
midst of multi-language multi-minute s/off annts that started about 2055 UTC. Anthem (?)
2058-2103 UTC. NRD-535D, high (about 90ft, 30m) inverted-L. With a geomagnetic upset,
this ought to give better results. Unfortunately only got part of this on tape... but
we'll try again. New for us. (Tom Sundstrom-NJ, 16 Feb)
ARGENTINA
v13363.4 kHz, UNID Relay, 2310-2345 UTC on Feb 7, two OM's announcing futbol
match with Argentina playing Paraguay. Fair but fading fast by tune out. (D'Angelo-GP,
via DXW, Feb 7)
CANADA
Canada's heritage minister, Sheila Copps, has agreed to grant the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) an extra 10m Canadian dollars a year, Radio Canada
International reported. Copps also said that once the latest round of federal budget
cuts is complete, the CBC will be "guaranteed stable funding for five years" .
(Radio Canada International, 11 Feb 97 via BBCM, via AGDX)
CYPRUS
6160 kHz R Bayrak, Voice of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, was heard
1200-1300 UTC with a nx bulletin in English and nice pop mx. English progr continues all
day long. Address: Bayrak Radyosu, Ataturk Meydani, Lefkosa, K.K.T.C., Via Mersin 10,
Turkey (Yasar via DXW, Feb 17)
New st name: "BRT International": here is an e-Mail I've received today from Radio
Bayrak. Easy way to get a QSL! Took me 12 hours to get them verified :-) Please note
the change in station name from Feb 15th onwards!
From: mustafa tosun <brt@cc.emu.edu.tr>
Subject: Re: Reception Report on Radio Bayrak
Dear Mr.
Thank you for the reception report on Bayrak Radio HF Transmission. The program details
have been confirmed by our Radio II program department. A written confirmation will be
sent via mail, along with some other information on Bayrak Rd & TV Corp. and the Turkish
Rep of Northern Cyprus. For your information, following is a brief weekly schedule of
Radio II, which is renamed as "BRT International" from 15 Febr 1997 on.
Thanks and best Regards, Mustafa Tosun, Head of tx Dept.
(Elbe) do (Sharp) do (Kuhl) via DXW, Feb 17)
CZECH REPUBLIC
RADIO PRAGUE have an A5 center-stitched, 28 page, 60th anniversary
booklet printed in three colours on glossy art paper with a board cover. Beautifully
type-set and well laid-out it describes the history of the station and its various
language services throughout the period of review.
The past 60 years have been anything but easy for this Central European broadcaster silenced for six years during World War II, followed by another 40 years - with a
notable exception in the late sixties - by permanent conflict between the ruling
ideology and courageous yet powerless journalists.
The forerunner of the tube manufacturer TESLA - "Elektra" transmitted experimental short
wave signals on a 10-50 watt unit from their factory around 1923 and a British listener
wrote to an early 1960's Prague DX programme saying he remembered hearing them.
Several attempts were made from 1924 onwards by the Prague-based Radiojournal
Broadcasting Company to air international music programmes presented in English and
Esparanto on medium wave which gave long-distance reception during the hours of darkness
in those days. In 1926 Radiojournal launched the most powerful transmitter in Europe.
This new 5 kW transmitter who's output equalled the combined power of all radio
transmitters then operating in Asia began by testing with classical music across the
Atlantic. The response indicated that the signal on a wavelength of 368 meters reached
America loud and clear.
The construction of a SW transmitter at Podebrady was sanctioned in 1934 and the work
was expedited as the political situation in Europe worsened. The first test by the 30 kW
unit was during the night of 24 July 1936. The second test on 13 August 1936 lasted for
24 hours with foreign-language announcements interspersing gramophone records. Radio
Prague, call sign OLR, commenced regular shortwave broadcasting at 0900 GMT on 31 August
1936. During the first year Radio Prague was on the air for 769 hours, more than six
hours every day and the station received 4443 letters from across the world.
New languages were added and broadcasting hours extended until by 1939 Radio Prague was
on the air for 19 hours a day. During the Nazi occupation Radio Prague remained silent
although the transmitter was used for three hours a day to broadcast propaganda to expatriots living in North America.
The legendary "Calling All Czechs" message went out on 5th May, 1945. Prague was back on
the air. Thereafter services in many languages were introduced, but by 1946 forced by
economic consideration the half-hour format of the newly added languages was reduced to
15 minutes.
After the Communist coup in 1948 Czechoslovak Radio was nationalized to become a
propaganda mouthpiece for Moscow. Even so, expansion continued apace with the
[Bratislava] Velke Kostolany 100 kW facility being inaugurated in May of the following
year. Litomysl [east of Prague] was inaugurated in 1955 with two 100 kW units and a 300
kW medium wave transmitter, composed of two 150 kW units. Then in May 1956, two Tesla
100 kW short wave transmitters were installed at Rimavska Sobota [in Southern Slovakia,
near Hungarian border]. During 1968-1969 the two Litomysl transmitters were replaced by
five Tesla 100 kW units. This was followed by the replacement of the Velke Kostolany
units with 100 kW Tesla units.
Then, with 1968 wind of change of the "Prague Spring" things seemed to be better, until
at 0130 GMT on 21st August 1968, Radio Prague broke the news to the world that Warsaw
Pact troops were invading the country. At noon the National Anthem was played during a
bulletin of news during which submachine gun fire could be heard. About 20 people were
killed during the battle for the radio station. Clandestine broadcasting followed for a
short time. For the next 20 years Radio Prague was under strict Communist control.
>From 1972 the famous Interprogram unit began broadcasting news, comment with plenty of
music in five languages - Czech, Slovak, English, German, and French. This was achieved
when two synphased aerials at Litomysl were rigged to enable the grouping of the 100 kW
units to achieve 400-500 kW power for the daytime broadcasts of the multilingual
programme on 6055 kHz. Between 1979-1982 two 250 kW Soviet built transmitters were
installed at Rimavska Sobota, followed later by two more.
With the collapse of the Iron Curtain in November 1989, Radio Prague returned to its
pre-war signature tune, the fanfare from the New World Symphony by Dvorak played on a
French horn. All foreign language broadcasts were suspended on 1st April, 1990 while the
authorities took stock. Four 250 kW, seven 100 kW SW transmitters and two medium wave
transmitters had been in use by the communist authorities.
As Radio Prague International the station returned to the air on 7th May, 1990 with one
100 kW at Velke Kostolany, 2 x 250 kW at Rimavska Sobota, and 2 x 100 kW at Litomysl,
plus the Interprogram transmitters in operation. From August that year, Litomysl
commenced to carry Czech and Slovak services of RFE and from the end of the year one of
Litomysl's 100 kW transmitters was used for the Czech Home service relay on 5930 kHz.
Radio Prague became the broadcasting service of the Czech Republic when the country
split into two nations. During 1994 rising costs compelled Radio Prague to abandon three
100 kW outlets at Litomysl, and the one 100 kW unit at Velke Kostolany. This was
followed a 1995 decision to abandon shared use of the 250 kW units at Rimavska Sobota,
now in Slovakia,
operation. It is
Spanish, French,
Europe 0300-2300
Hradiste.
leaving just two 100 kW transmitters at Litomysl under Czech control in
these transmitters that carry today's programmes in Czech, German,
and English (12 half-hour slots a day). The Czech Home Service to
(0400-2300 Sat & Sun) is now on long wave 270 kHz from Uherske
Quite a number of Czech Ham/DXers joined the World Communications Club of Great Britain
just prior to and during the Prague Spring. Their memberships extended into the newly
re-formed World DX Club but their enthusiasm quickly diminished under new communist
administration.
Despite all Prague's financial troubles funds were found to produce a fine historical
document which was used to compile this featurette.
(Radio Prague, via WDXC Contact, Feb 1997)
ECUADOR
DX Party Line Highlights--Febr 22.
We are planning several good features for our listeners this weekend on HCJB's DX Party
Line. We have a special report on the use of wind-up radios among refugees in Zaire, a
feature on the threat of broadcast censorship in Colombia, an exclusive interview with a
representative of World Harvest Radio on their new plans for expanded broadcasting, and
a report from Fred Vobbe on how you might be able to hear something new on the 1060
medium wave frequency--is KYW going off the air? There will be other useful news as well
as a long list of loggings from our listeners.
SoAM. To EUR & ME 0730 UTC on 5860 kHz, 1900 UTC on 11960 kHz. To SoPAC & asia 0900 UTC
on 9445 kHz. To the Americas 0100 & 0400 UTC Sunday (8 and 11 p.m. EST Sat evening local
time). (Kenneth D. MacHarg, HCJB, Feb 19)
GERMANY
Deutsche Welle Radio & TV is now in the Net:
http://www.dwelle.de
More than 1000 pages, including information about the 38 foreign language programmes.
Daily news in 12 languages (from Albanian to Spanish). Comments are welcome:
kroop@dwelle.de
IRAN/CIS
Voice of Southern Aizerbaijan, Radio Station of the National and Independent
Front of Aizerbaijan, has the announced address of
Vosa Ltd., Postfach 108, A-1193 Vienna, Austria.
Schedule: 0630-0730 UTC 11935 kHz; 1630-1730 6055 kHz.
(Yasar, via DXW, Feb 17)
[11935 kHz noted here; professional signal quality indicate coming from CIS radio st
site. WB]
JAPAN
Radio Japan's programs will be greatly revised on April 1st, so that NHK may put
the specific gravity on man power and the budget for NHK World TV's program production.
- Therefore, Media Roundup will be discontinued by March 30th. Radio Japan's DX program
continued for 15 years. (Yamashita, via DXW, Feb 17)
MADAGASCAR
Radio Malagasy is being heard fr 0800 UTC on 6135 kHz (x4960), //v5009 and
6075 kHz. (Mahendra Vaghjee, Mauritius, in WDXC Contact Feb)
MOLDOVA
Trans World Radio bc via Moldova. International radio ministry TWR rent a new
tx site in December, bc via super power MW station Grigoriopol in Moldova on 999 kHz.
Mon-Fri at 2030-2100 UTC, bc christian progrs in Ukrainian to 51.5 million Ukrains, and
in Bjelorussian language. Previously TWR bc Ukrainian progrs via SW tx in Albania only.
TWR expect a wider audience in Ukraine for the new broadcasts on medium wave. Progrs are
produced on studios in Brest, Kiev, and Vinitsa.
Commonly with TWR, other users of the powerful 500 kW MW station Grigoriopol are BBC
London-UK, and Deutsche Welle Cologne, Germany. (ERF - TWR Germany, Feb 15)
PARAGUAY
v5976.23 kHz Today I send news that I would never have thought would see
light of the day: R Guiara is back on SW again!! With the lack of interest in SW in this
country, this is very unexpected to me. About a week ago I saw a newspaper-ad for the st
in which the frequency of 5975 kHz was mentioned again after a long absence. So here we
go: 1402-1509 UTC R. Guaira, reactivated, heard in //with the FM outlet 103.5 MHz only
id the FM frequency. I cant hear the MW (840) outlet here due to QRM from local 860, but
usually MW and FM are separate. But it could be that all are in //at weekends. Prog.with
incoming telephone calls during a contest. Studio went off for 4 min. while carrier
still was on, due to electricity failure according to the announcer. Ads for "mundi
sport" and a song by Jose Luis Rodriguez, give tel number as "2436". News at 1502 UTC,
low modulation, about 50% . 33433. (Iversen, 15 Feb)
I continued to listen up to 0106 UTC. When I checked again at 0116 UTC, it had gone.
Again heard this morning at 1046 UTC. (Iversen, via DXW, Feb 16)
USA
New programs on WRMI.
We are pleased to announce a number of new programs which have recently begun or are
scheduled to begin soon on WRMI. They include:
"News You Can Use" -- a program of national and international news and commentary from
the Viking Companies of Arizona, USA. Mon-Fri 1700-1800 UTC. (This is a live program,
and listener phone calls are invited.)
"Prophecy and the New World Order," a discussion of Biblical prophecy hosted by John
Sassor. Mon-Fri 1900-2000 UTC.
"Freedom Now," a program about tax issues with Irwin Schiff, broadcast from studios in
Las Vegas, Nevada from 0000-0100 UTC Tues-Sat. (This is a live program, and listener
phone calls are invited.)
"Radio Sparks" - a free radio program of music from Switzerland. Sat, Febr 22 at 19002000 UTC. Thereafter, "Radio Sparks" will be heard on the fourth Sat of every second
month (for example, April 26, June 28, etc.) at 2:00-3:00 pm Eastern time (currently UTC
-5, but will go to UTC -4 during summertime from Apr-Oct). Special color QSL cards will
be issued for reception reports on "Radio Sparks."
"Bob's Radio Show" - For something a little different, tune in to this one-time special
program at 0000-0030 UTC on Sun, Febr 23 (UTC date).
"Radio La Colifata" - Un programa muy especial en español producido por los residentes
de un asilo neuropsiquiatrico en Buenos Aires, Argentina -- la primera vez que han
transmitido en onda corta. UTC viernes, abril 18, 1997 a las 0230-0300 UTC (es el
jueves en la noche en las Americas) en 9,955 kHz.
["Radio La Colifata" is a special program produced by the residents of a
neuropsychiatric hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina -- the first time they have every
bc on SW. This special program will be bc at 0230-0300 UTC Fri, April 18, 1997 (which
is Thurs night in the Americas).]
Please note that all WRMI programs are on 9,955 kHz.
MONDAY-FRIDAY
1430-1445 Wavescan English,
1500-1515 Wavescan (Friday) English
SATURDAY
2115-2130 Wavescan English,
2330-2345 Wavescan English
SUNDAY
1315-1330 Wavescan (beg Apr 20) English
2000-2015 Wavescan (till Feb 23) English
2015-2030 Wavescan (till Feb 23) English
2100-2115 Wavescan
English
2130-2200 Encontro DX
Portugues
0200-0215 Wavescan (till Mar 30) English
Schedule updates are available by e-mail from:
71163.1735@compuserve.com
How to contact:
WRMI, P.O. Box 526852, Miami, Florida 33152 USA
Telephone/Tel fono: +1 (305) 267-1728
Fax:
+1 (305) 267-9253
WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMS DO YOU BROADCAST? Unlike most SW stations (which are owned by
governments or religious organizations) WRMI is a commercial SW station. We sell airtime
to religious, political, cultural and commercial organizations -- even to individuals.
So we have a very wide variety of programming, including news, music, culture, talk and
entertainment. We call our format "international public access radio."
WHERE CAN WRMI BE HEARD? Our antenna is directed south from Miami, covering primarily
the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America. However, we have a good signal off the
back of our beam in North America, which we consider our secondary coverage area. In
fact, we have applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for permission to
install an additional antenna to improve our signal even more in North America. WRMI is
regularly heard in Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania as well. SW reception conditions (we
call it "propagation") vary from hour to hour, from day to day, and from season to
season, depending on conditions in the ionosphere (a layer of the earth's atmosphere)
and on the sun. So when the conditions are right, WRMI can be heard anywhere in the
world. (Feb 18, 1997)
VIETNAM
v12017 kHz Voice of Vietnam Hanoi 1550-1600 UTC Cantonese YL with talk,
ethnic mx px, many mentions Vietnam 1555 UTC mx with French vocals - at this stage there
appeared to be short periods of "Dead Air" when Hanoi's signal disappeared. - No
definite ID was heard as Hanoi was drowned by RFI Mayobi s/on at 1600 UTC.
Warming/tuning up tx could have caused earlier signal loss?
(Clemitson, via DXW, Feb 15)
[Normally switches back to 15010 kHz on Febr 15th]
After a production time of only 12 days, all orders for the brandnew
1997 INTERNET RADIO GUIDE
have been shipped by today Tuesday 18 FEB 1997. Enjoy!
Due to the cost of this massive A4 size tome, we expected only a few dozens of orders
for the superb new book
SHORTWAVE COMMUNICATION RECEIVERS PAST AND PRESENT 1945-1996
by Universal Radio's expert and boss Fred Osterman.
Instead, we were overrun with hundreds of orders. Seems there are quite some people out
there still interested in shortwave ;-) There is now a waiting list, and we expect all
orders to be mailed by 20 March 1997 at the latest. Sorry for any inconvenience - this
book is worth waiting for!
73 - Klingenfuss Publications, Hagenloher Str. 14, D-72070 Tuebingen, Germany
Phone ++49 7071 62830
Fax ++49 7071 600849
E-Mail 101550.514@compuserve.com
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 293
26 Feb 1997
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ALBANIA
6285 kHz R Tirana, at 1840 UTC, gd sig w/prog in GG. Hrd previous day on 6270
kHz. (Ormandy, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 13)
[on Feb 23rd back on 6270, 1458 & 7270 kHz, 1845 German, 1900 French. Greek at 1900 on
6235, 7105, and MW 1215 kHz, WB]
ALGERIA
Algerian Radio and Television (RTA) Algiers. All SW Channels are subject to
VARIATION. The frequs of 17745, 15215, 15205, 15160, 9640 and 9535 kHz were not observed
during this survey. Algerian Radio's ext sce (Channel 4) may be carried on some frequs,
incl LW 153, 198 and 252 kHz, at certain times. The times of some programmes may be
changed during Ramadan. Address: 21 Boulevard des Martyrs, Algiers, Algeria. Tel: + 213
2 590700
Fax: + 213 2 605814
RTA CHANNEL ONE (ARABIC NETWORK) Algiers
0000-0659 UTC 1287 1161 1098 1089 1026 927 909 891 873 837 783 738 693
666 576 549 531 198 153 kHz.
0659-2029 UTC 7245 1287 1161 1098 1089 1026 927 909 891 873 837 783 738
693 666 576 549 531 198 153 kHz.
2029-0000 UTC 1287 1161 1098 1098 1026 927 909 891 873 873 783 738 693
666 576 549 531 198 153 kHz.
RTA CHANNEL TWO (KABYLE NETWORK IN BERBER) Algiers
0600-0100 UTC 981 693 kHz.
RTA CHANNEL THREE (FRENCH NETWORK) Algiers
0500-1059 UTC 1422 1305 252 kHz.
1059-1259 UTC 11750 11715 1422 1305 252 kHz.
1259-1559 UTC 11750 1422 1305 252 kHz.
1559-1959 UTC 1305 252 kHz.
1959-2059 UTC 1422 1305 kHz.
2059-2159 UTC 1422 1305 252 kHz.
2159-0100 UTC 1422 1305 252 kHz.
RTA CULTURAL RADIO Algiers
1600-2000 UTC Arabic 1422 kHz, (Cultural programmes).
ARGENTINA/USA
For the first time in the history of the bcing on SW, a st of the style
and characteristics of Radio "La Colifata" will be heard through the txs of WRMI-Radio
Miami International. This transmission will be possible, thanks to the effort of the
DXer Norberto Pugliese, who help for that the st bc its progrs on 9955 kHz, the next 18
April 1997 at 0230-0300 UTC.
All reports will be confirmed with a special QSL card if you write to:
Radio "La Colifata", Casilla 17, 1640-Martinez (B.A.), Argentina.
They only ask 2 IRC's for the postal fees. (NORBERTO PUGLIESE via GIB)
As additional comment, Radio "La Colifata", is a st that bc within the Municipal Neuropsychiatrist Hospital Dr. J. T. Borda, in the city of Buenos Aires, from where began
some time ago its progrs in order that entertain to the interns ("colifatos") of the
hospital as way of therapeutical aid. The interns make the progrs of the st - whose
activity - have passed the borders of the country. The director of "La Colifata" is the
sociologist Alfredo Olivera. (Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, Feb 19)
AUSTRALIA
Senate committee to consider external broadcasts. Text of report from the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Web site. On 13th Febr 1997 the Senate referred the
following matter to the [Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References] Committee for
inquiry and report by 14th May 1997:
(a) the contribution to Australia's foreign policy and trade interests, especially in
the Asia-Pacific region, and the roles as independent broadcasters, of: (i) Radio
Australia and (ii) Australia Television;
(b) the activities of similar foreign broadcast services, radio and television,
broadcasting to countries in the Asia-Pacific region;
(c) the consequences of the closure of Radio Australia and/or Australia Television;
(d) the relationship between Australia's overseas information and cultural activities
and Australia's foreign and trade policy interests; and
(e) the role of Radio Australia, having regard to:
(i) the cost effectiveness of the service in meeting the needs of the target audiences;
(ii) the relevance of programming offered by the service in the context of media choices
available to target audiences; and
(iii) the extent to which culturally appropriate ABC programming could be delivered by
means of rebroadcasting on local or regional services.
The committee invites persons and organizations wishing to express views on matters
relating to this reference to lodge written submissions by 10th March 1997 with: The
Secretary, Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Parliament
House, Canberra ACT 2600.
The committee will consider all submissions and may invite some parties to give
supporting evidence at public hearings. Notes to help with preparing submissions are
available from the Committee Secretary: Telephone: +61 6 277 3535;
Fax: +61 6 277 5818; E-mail: fadt_ctte@senate.aph.gov.au;
Home page: http://senate.aph.gov.au
(via BBCM via AGDX, Feb 14)
BELGIUM
Radio Vlaanderen International Brussels summer schedule Z97 from March 30,
until Oct 25, 1997:
At 1700-1730 UTC Juelich 100 kW to be replaced by Wertachtal relay, Deutsche Telekom,
reduced power of 125 kW fr 500, in ME direction 125 degrees.
Mon-Sat
0500-0600
0600-0700
0700-0730
0730-0830
0830-0900
0900-0930
5980
6035
0600
6035
6035
6035
6035
0930-1100 6035
1100-1130 6035
1130-1200 6035
1200-1400 13785
SoEUR 11640 CeAF Dutch dom sce relay progr 1
No&SoEUR 9925 EUR 9940 AUS NZL SoAM SWEUR
Dutch, 0630 E
SoEUR 9925 SWEUR ?15545 AF French
SoEUR 7190 EaEUR
9925 SWEUR Dutch
SoEUR 7190 EaEUR
9925 SWEUR German
SoEUR 7190 EaEUR English
SoEUR 15545 AF
SoEUR 9925 SWEUR
SoEUR 9925 SWEUR
NoAM 15535 SoEaAS
17690 CeAF F, Dutch
17690 CeAF Dutch
Spanish
Dutch, 1300 E, 1330 F
1600-1700 5910 SoEUR 13795 ME/EaAF 17655 CeAF Dutch, Arabic
1700-1730 13795 ME/EaAF Dutch, this half hour via Wertachtal-GER
1700-1800 5910 SoEUR 9925 Sw&NoEUR (2 txs) Dutch, German
13645 CeAF sports coverage in Dutch Sat 1800-2010 UTC.
1800-1900
1900-2000
Sun
5910
5910
13645
2000-2100 5910
2100-2130 5910
2130-2400 9925
2300
SoEUR 13645 (exc. Sat) CeAF English, French
SoEUR 9925 NoEUR
(excl. Sat) CeAF Dutch
SoEUR 9925 SoEUR Dutch, Spanish
EUR
English
NoAM 11690 SoAM French, 2200-2300 Dutch
Spanish, 2330 English
0600-0700
No&SoEUR 9925 EUR 9940 AUS NZL SoAM SWEUR
Dutch, 0630 E
SoEUR 9925 SWEUR ?15545 AF
French
SoEUR 7190 EaEUR
9925 SWEUR Dutch
SoEUR 7190 EaEUR
9925 SWEUR German
0700-0730
0730-0830
0830-0900
0900-0930
6035
0600
6035
6035
6035
6035
0900-1000 9925 SWEUR 17690 CeAF
Dutch
1000-1100 6035 SoEUR 17690 CeAF
Dutch
1000-1100 15545 NE/AF Dutch Jambo progr
1100-1130 6035 SoEUR 9925 SWEUR 17690 CeAF
Dutch
1130-1200 6035 SoEUR 9925 SWEUR Spanish
1200-1300 13785 NoAM 15535 SoEaAS Dutch, 1230 English
1300-1600 9925 SoEUR 11995 SoWeEUR
17655 CeAF
Dutch sports special progr Sportmarathon
1600-1700 5910 SoEUR 13795 ME/EaAF
17655 CeAF Dutch, Arabic
1700-1800 5910 SoEUR 9925 Sw&NoEUR (2 txs) Dutch, German
1800-1900 5910 SoEUR 13645 CeAF
English, French
1900-2000
2000-2100
2100-2130
2130-2400
5910 SoEUR 9925 SoEUR 13645 CeAF Dutch
5910 SoEUR 9925 SoEUR Dutch, Spanish
5910 EUR
9925 NoAM 11690 SoAM French, 2200-2300 Dutch
2300 Spanish, 2330 English
MW 1512 kHz 300 kW at 0500-0700, 1900-2300. Reduced power of 25 kW for greater Brussels
area 0700-1900 UTC. (RVI Golfgids Feb 22-23, Mar 22)
CHILE
From next March 8, up to Oct 11, the local time will be: UTC = -4 hours, please
to be present this change for the SW activity report published in some BC-DX ago.
CHINA
China R. Intl is now running 7160 kHz continuous from 1300-1800 UTC in English.
And additional 7150 kHz is noted at 1700 UTC when R.Canada Int via CHN s/off at 1657
hrs. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Feb 22)
TIBET
Xien, heard on 6200 kHz also same time 1050 UTC, //4035, 5950 kHz. No time pips
on the hour at 1100 UTC. (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, Feb 22)
CYPRUS
Thank you very much for your e-mail of Feb 21. Although I have replied to your
message of Jan 25, you seem to have missed it. You are saying in your message that you
should be one of the first to detect Bayrak Radio II (Bayrak International) on SW. In
fact, you are the very first person to report a reception after 14 Jan 1997, when test
transmissions were started. The transmissions lasted until 14 Febr. The HF Transmission
equipment is being renewed lately. Therefore, it will take a few more months before
regular transmissions begin.
Meanwhile, the utilization of a new frequency is being evaluated. May I ask you to
supply me with any information you might have, on the spectrum of 49 mb in your area? I
would like to know the real situation in terms of available frequencies.
[would suggest using 6190 kHz, ed]
My original e-mail follows:
Thank you for the reception report on Bayrak Radio HF Transmission. The program details
have been confirmed by our Radio II program department. A written confirmation will be
sent via mail, along with some other information on Bayrak Rd & Tv Corp. and the Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus. For your information, following is a brief weekly schedule
of Radio II, which is renamed as "BRT International" from 15 Febr 1997 on.
RADIO BAYRAK, THE VOICE OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
Program Details; Pick of the Week
0900-1100 Diva on the Mike (Mon-Friday)
Current Affairs.
1100-1300 Northern Breeze (Mon-Friday)
News and Weather around the world, news headlines and
political information on the Cyprus problem.
1300-1345 Cyprus Daily (Mon-Friday)
Local news headlines
1730-1930 Orange Blossom Special (Mondays) Country Program
1830-1900 Northern Exposure (Mon-Friday)
For tourists
1900-1930 Magazine North (Thursdays)
Current Affairs program
2010-2200 Talk-back Live (Tue. & Thur.)
Listener participation
program by live phone links.
2010-2400 Music on the Edge (Wednes.)
Alternative music prog.
2010-2130 Blues in the Night (Sundays)
Blues Music
2200-2400 Jazz World (Fridays)
Jazz Program
2130-2400 Hypertension (Sundays)
Heavy Metal Music
News in English, Everyday at 1415 and 1930 local time
News in Greek, Everyday at 1400 and 2000 local time
(Mustafa Tosun, Head of tx Dept.,
brt@cc.emu.edu.tr
via Christoph Ratzer-AUT, OE2CRM, Feb 22)
DENMARK/NORWAY
RADIO DENMARK
Mar 30 - Oct 26, 1997
1st edition, Febr 17
UTC
08.30-08.55
09.30-09.55
10.30-10.55
11.30-11.55
12.30-12.55
13.30-13.55
14.30-14.55
15.30-15.55
16.30-16.55
17.30-17.55
18.30-18.55
19.30-19.55
20.30-20.55
21.30-21.55
22.30-22.55
23.30-23.55
00.30-00.55
01.30-01.55
02.30-02.55
03.30-03.55
04.30-04.55
05.30-05.55
06.30-06.55
Area
kHz Beam
Western Middle East
13800
120
Southeast Asia, Australia
15170
65
Far East
13800
35
Southeast Asia, Australia
15170
65
Europe
9480
195
South America, Canary Islands
15625
235
Europe
7295
180
South America, Canary Islands
15625
235
Europe
9590
180
Far East
13800
35
Eastern North America, Central America 13805
280
Southeast Asia, Western Australia
15605
80
Europe
9590
180
Far East
13800
35
E and Central North America, Greenland 13805
300
15650
80
South Asia (India), Western Middle East 13800
95
E and Central North America, Greenland 13805
300
Russia, South Asia (India)
9980
95
Western North America, Greenland
11840
315
Western Middle East
15230
110
Europe
9980
180
Russia, South Asia (India)
9985
95
13805
315
Central and Eastern Africa
15600
145
Europe
7485
180
Eastern Middle East
9985
110
15220
145
Eastern North America, Central America 15340
280
Europe
7485
180
Western Middle East
9590
120
South Europe, Central & Southern Africa 5220
165
Northern Europe, Southern Scandinavia 243/1062 ND
Europe
7485
180
Central and Southern Africa
13805
180
W. and Central North America, Greenland 15340
315
Europe
7485
180
Australia
7540
65
New Zealand
9590
220
W. and Central North America, Greenland 15340
315
Australia
7205
65
New Zealand
11675
220
South America
9405
250
7275
80
Eastern North America, Central America
9480
280
South America
9405
250
E and Central North America, Greenland
7465
300
9560
280
9985
80
7465
300
9560
280
South Asia (India)
9985
95
7465
300
9560
280
7485
315
Eastern Middle East
9565
110
Western North America
7485
315
Russia, Eastern Middle East
7570
95
Western Middle East
9980
120
Europe
7485
180
Eastern Africa
13805
145
Europe
7180
165
New Zealand
7295
220
Southwest Europe, West Africa
9590
195
13805
145
07.30-07.55
Europe
7180
Europe
9590
Southwest Europe,West Africa,Canary Isl.13805
Eastern Middle East
15245
165
180
220
110
Address: Radio Denmark, Rosenorns Alle 22, DK-1999 Frederiksberg C.
RD office: +45 35 20 57 85 (7-14 UT) - Telefax: +45 35 20 57 81.
Telephone recorder: +45 35 20 57 91.
Schedule read in Danish: Europe/Africa: +45 35 20 57 96, Eastern Globe:
+45 35 20 57 97, Western Globe: +45 35 20 57 98 e-mail: schedule, programme matters: rdk@dr.dk - technical, reports:
rdk.ek@login.dknet.dk
WWW: http://www.dr.dk/rdk
The daily live transmissions in Danish are aired at 08.30 and 16.30 utc.
Transmissions in-between are repeats.
Stations: Kvitsoy and Sveio each has two 500 kW transmitters. They are
located on the Norwegian West coast near Stavanger and Haugesund.
Kvitsoy covers the Eastern Globe, while Sveio covers the Western Globe.
- Kalundborg, Denmark = 300/250 kW.
Radio Denmark shares the Norwegian transmitters with Radio Norway. They
broadcast at xx.00-xx.30, followed by Denmark at xx.30-xx.55, 24 hrs. a day.
The letterbox programme, "Tune In", is heard on the last Saturday of the
month from 08.38 UT.
Radio Denmark replies complete reports by a QSL-card. Although
not necessary, return postage is appreciated (1 IRC or 1 US dollar).
(Erik Koie-DEN, Feb 20)
ESTONIA
Estonian Radio will cease German bcs at the end of Febr. The reasons are
budget cuts as Estonian Radio is financed completely by Government. Programs in English
will remain on 5925 kHz, as before.
(Andreas Volk, ADDX KURIER, via EDXP, Feb 16)
ETHIOPIA
Radio Ethiopia [tentatively, but not Niger] on v9706.1 kHz at 1700-1900 UTC.
(WB, Feb 23)
GERMANY
English sce of Deutsche Welle retimed "World DX Meeting" progr to all English
progrs on last SATURDAY of the month in target. Observed here loud and clear on UTC
Sunday at 0500-0550 UTC via Wertachtal-GER 6145 kHz. (WB, Feb 23)
GUAM
KSDA Agat, Adventist World Radio is now in English at 0130-0200 UTC on 17645
kHz, and also at 1330-1400 UTC on 9370 kHz. This has replaced Bengali. This time bloc is
orginally scheduled for a bc in Nepali. I guess Nepali may be started towards the end of
March. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Feb 22)
INDIA
INDIA: Definitely AIR Gangtok in Sikkim is having problems. Not heard on
many checks in February but heard on18/2 at 1325 with Tibetan type music,
again on 20/2 at 1520. However 22/2 not at all. This TX has been somewhat
erratic thruout. This must be quite frustrating to DXers who go on
DXspedition hoping to catch this out of many such. 22/2 Following Indian
s.on with Interval signal and the usual proceedures. 4920 AIR Chennai IS
0013, VM <Vande Mataram>at 0015. 4940 AIR Gwahati identical time s.on but
not synchronized! At 0015 already regular programming from AIR Port Blair
4760 and Kohima 4850. To be honest, I havent yet heard Kohima with the s.on
formalities. (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, Feb 22)
INDONESIA
RRI Bukittinggi on 3231.8 kHz was off the air from about Sun 16th until 21st
Febr. Back 22nd Febr with rather distorted audio. Meanwhile on of the most regular RRIs
RRI Pekanbaru on 5040 kHz is currently off the air, again since about first week in
Febr. RRI Jambi however is a powerhouse both around 2300 and 1200, 1600 UTC etc. 4766
kHz RRI Nusantara Satu was observed on two days in Febr before 1500 UTC. Sorry that
entry in the log book is missing! but not heard 22/2 etc. But might reapear.
11785 kHz [tx Bonto Sungo, Ujung Pandang?] Radio Indonesia Jakarta, 1540,
mx with short announcements by man in vern., 1558 UTC ID: "Radio Republic
Jakarta, Programa national ...britta britta Asean"(at least that's how it
followed by IS (Coconut Island song) then time pips for 1600 UTC followed
program of pop
Indonesia
sounded)
by ID (britta
britta again) into nx by man, Vietnam and Dollar mentioned, 1605 UTC ID again, followed
by what sounded like national anthem ,ID, followed by man reading frequencies and times,
sudden cut off in mid word, good signal. (Kammler, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 15)
IRAN
Plans for new youth radio station. A new radio network is to be opened soon for
the youth. The head of the Voice and Vision organization [Iranian radio and TV],
stressing the role of the youth in the community, said yesterday: With the commissioning
of the new youth radio network, a new environment will be opened up in this media for
the young people in the country. According to a report by the central news unit, [the
head of the Voice and Vision organization,] Mr Larijani, in an interview given to the
fifth TV channel in Tehran, pointed out: At the moment many of the programmes of the
Voice and Vision have an audience of 87 to 90 per cent. The figure for viewing time has
reached three to four hours per day. The head of the Voice and Vision organization,
praising the ceaseless efforts of its staff in explaining Islamic and Iranian culture
and civilization, said: In recent years, efforts have been made, by setting up new radio
and TV networks, to make the best use of existing expertise and to use valuable
resources outside the organization as well...
(VOIRI, via BBCM, via AGDX, Feb 16)
VOIRI Tehran in Russian at 1400-1500 UTC on 9735 & 11960 kHz. (WB, Feb 23)
IRELAND/GERMANY
5970 kHz [via Juelich, German Telekom] West Coast Radio Ireland, at
1510 UTC. Report of an Irish nurse in a third world country followed by an interview
about local radios in Ireland , very strong signal.
(Kammler, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 15)
IVORY COAST
There was a report on HCJB's DXPL that Sudan Interior Mission (SIM), in
conjunction with other groups, was to start bcing on SW from Abidjan shortly. As you may
recall, SIM used to operate ELWA from Liberia. I called SIM HQ in North Carolina to see
if I could learn what their frequency schedule for this new operation would be. What I
learned is the operation from Abidjan will be FM only (this is consistent with what SIM
folks have been telling me over the last year). While SIM is trying to get a license to
bc on SW from BENIN, they saw this is neither likely nor imminent. (DIRECT Cumbre Dx
Johnson, Feb 18)
JORDAN/ME
Middle East jamming against [tentatively] Jordan Radio Amman observed on
6105 kHz at approx. 1730-1830 UTC. [of ISR or ARS origin?]
(WB, Feb 22-23)
KAZAKHSTAN/UKRAINE
R Almaty night frequency via Kiev relay on 7130 kHz in Kazakh at
0300-0600 UTC, well ahead of VoA Woofferton and Tangiers. (WB, Feb 23)
KOREA REP
On 23 Febr RKI's mailbag show put out teasers for a "toll-free fax"
telephone number, an e-mail address to be used for communications from listeners and
RealAudio to be available from March 3. More information next week.
(Tom Sundstrom-NJ, 23 Feb)
KYRGYZSTAN
4010 kHz R Bishkek has verified by e-mail! v/s Natalya Moskvina from the
following address: zva@info.bishkek.su.
According to the e-mail, this address belongs to some Vladimir Zrazhevsky, but at least
e-mail seems to come through this way, so include your e-mail address in your report.
(Makelainen, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 21)
LEBANON/ISRAEL
Hezbollah radio says FM bcs resume after raid. Excerpt from telephone
interview with the director-general of Hezbollah's Voice of the Oppressed radio st,
identified as Hajj Husayn, bc by Iranian radio [Bishqar] Hajj Husayn, we would like to
ask you about the effects of yesterday's [11th February] Zionist air raid against the
radio st.
[Husayn] In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. No doubt the Zionist raid
inflicted extensive damage on the txs of the Voice of the Oppressed radio st, resulting
in a break in transmission on both MW and FM. However, we thank God that the efforts of
the st's devoted employees succeeded in restoring transmission on FM three hours after
the Zionist enemy's cowardly raid.
[Q] Hajj Husayn, we have noticed that the raid is not the first of its kind against the
Voice of the Oppressed radio st. What do you think is the Zionist aim in bombarding the
st? [A] I think that the Zionist enemy's repeated air attacks against the Voice of the
Oppressed - three raids in one year actually, in April, July and now - clearly
demonstrate the media's important role in the struggle against the Zionist enemy. The
Zionist enemy's defence minister said yesterday that he had struck the positions from
which the Islamic Resistance carried out its attacks, but the evidence shows that the
real target was the st's txs. The enemy understands this fact well, namely that Islamic
media - the resistance media - are the most important tool in mobilizing our resources
against his expansionist, aggressor policies... (VOIRI, via BBCM, via AGDX, Feb 12)
Palestinian Al-Quds radio offers to broadcast Hezbollah news. The Ba'labakk
correspondent of Al-Quds, the Palestinian Arab radio on the path of liberating land and
man, reported that Zionist bombers hit the tx tower of Voice of the Oppressed radio,
which belongs to Hezbollah in Ba'labakk. Al-Quds radio has told the men of the
resistance that Al-Quds radio will act as their voice, and that it is ready to bc their
news as soon as it receives it. Our correspondent in Ba'labakk says that the warplanes
hit the Hezbollah Voice of the Oppressed radio at 1130 UTC today [11th Febr].
LIBYA
now back on 15235 kHz, after months long absence, //15415 kHz at 1700 UTC.
Morning tests of new 500 kW units observed lately on three channels only: 6155, 7120,
and 9705 kHz. (WB, Feb 22-23)
MALAYSIA
9750 kHz used by BBC UK for decades, now letting clear most of the day.
VoMalaysia K-L seldom heard in EUR at this time, observed in Bahasa Malaysia at 17001900 UTC. (WB, Feb 22-23)
MALDIVES
Voice of Maldives will return to SW, probably later this year. The current MW
tx, located in Male, is unable to provide reliable reception to the atolls in the
southern part of the country. Australia, which has donated much of the Maldives other
txing equipment, has agreed to provide a SW tx. The president of Maldives will soon be
traveling to Australia for the handing over of the tx. It is estimated that the tx will
use a frequency in the 60 mb and have a power of 1.5 kW. All this per Ahmed Ibrahim
Didi, who lives in the Maldives, and has been following these developments closely.
(DIRECT Cumbre Dx Didi, Feb 16)
NEW ZEALAND
9700 kHz RNZI's bi-weekly Mailbag noted at new time of 1000 UTC Thursday
(Web site lists 0830 UTC), good signal even on the SW-100S portable. Cushen's DX report
c.1015 UTC, followed by Sainbury's technical comments. I don't know if the time shift is
permanent; inquiry out. (Tom Sundstrom-NJ, 20 Feb)
On 20 Febr I heard/reported RNZI's "Mailbag" at 1000 UTC. It turns out, this was an
exception, a time shift caused by a cricket bc. The program is regularly scheduled Thur
0830 UTC on 9700 kHz. (Sundstrom-NJ, 22 Feb)
OMAN
Radio Sultanate of Oman at 0800-1500 UTC on 15140 kHz. Tentatively also on 9510
kHz, unid Arabic station observed at approx. 0600-0800 UTC. (WB, Feb 23)
RUSSIA
Here is one more to add to the ever growing list of broadcasters feeling the
budget cut axe. Voice of Russia recently reported on their 'DX Club' program, (per BBCM)
that they will soon reduce its broadcasting time because of funding shortages. The
number of txs and the number of frequencies used is also expected to be reduced sharply.
So what else is new!! Take a look at their evening bc hours and you're lucky to hear
them on three or four. Gone are the days of Russia's super power on shortwave!
(Van Horn, in Cumbre Dx, Feb 20)
Bc times for opposition People's Wave radio. The new Narodnaya Volna (People's Wave)
radio st, set up by the opposition Popular Patriotic Union of Russia, plans to bc from
1830-1900 UTC on Tues and Thurs on 1017 kHz, the frequency normally used by the business
news st Radio Rezonans. (BBCM, via AGDX, Feb 17)
SAUDI ARABIA
BSKSA Riyadh in Arabic at 1200-1300 UTC on odd 15161.8 kHz, //15060 kHz.
Also 1300-1500 UTC on variabel 15377 kHz [heterodyning WEWN 15375], //15060, 15230 kHz.
Tentative "Voice of the Iraqui People" in Arabic observed on 11713 kHz at 1500-1600 UTC.
(WB Feb 22-23)
SOMALIA
Radio Hargeisa, Voice of the Republic of Somaliland (Halkani wa Radio
Hargaisa, Codka Jamhuriyada Somaliland) has been observed on a new SW frequency of
7534.7 kHz (variable). The radio has been observed in the UK from fade-in around 1700
UTC until sign-off at either 1800 or 1900 UTC. A news bulletin is carried at 1745 UTC.
The following Mogadishu-based Somali sts were observed in the UK around 1730 UTC on 7th
Febr: Holy Koran Radio on 6534.8 kHz; Radio Mogadishu, Voice of Somali Pacification on
6732 kHz; Radio Mogadishu, Voice of the Somali Republic on 6822 kHz; Radio Mogadishu,
Voice of the Masses of the Somali Republic on 6890 kHz.
(BBCM, via AGDX, Feb 7-14)
TAJIKISTAN
Test transmission will be conducted by the BBC via Kolkhozabad 1000 kW
transmitter in Pashto at 1500-1530 UTC on 648 kHz between 1st and 8th March 1997. (Alok
Dasgupta-IND, Feb 22)
THAILAND
Bangkok again shuffling with frequencies. Febr 15, 20 etc. 4830, 6070, 7115
kHz, all are in //, and 4830 kHz NOT carrying the Ext Service.
TUNISIA
RTT Tunis in Arabic at about 1700-2330 UTC on v7287.1 kHz, distorted signal
here, may directed to NE/ME, but screened towards Europe. Superb signal to EUR on 7475
kHz, poor on 12005 kHz. (WB, Feb 22-23)
UAE
Voice of UAE Abu Dhabi in Arabic at 1600-1700 UTC on 9695, 9770, and 11710 kHz.
(WB, Feb 23)
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC Skelton is used for 75 mb outlet 3985 kHz in Pashto 1530, Persian
1615-1700 UTC. (WB, Feb 23)
USA/POLAND/SCANDINAVIA
TWR to start MW broadcasts to Scandinavia. Text of press
release from Trans World Radio Europe Vienna, 11th Febr: On 3rd March 1997, Trans World
Radio will begin bcing to Scandinavia from a 300-kW MW tx in Szczecin, Poland. The first
programmes aired will be five days a week of "Thru the Bible" in Finnish and Swedish
produced by TWR's national partners in the Scandinavian countries. "On Fri, 7th Febr
1997, a multi-year contract was signed between Telekomunikacja Polska SA and Trans World
Radio Europe regarding the usage of the 300-kW MW tx in Szczecin, Poland," reports
Werner Kroemer, director of TWR Europe. He adds: "This was only possible after the
Krajowej Rady Radiofonii i Telewizji (National Broadcasting Council of Poland) granted
the necessary licence, which took place on 22nd January 1997." TWR will distribute the
progrs via satellite from its centre in Bratislava to Szczecin, where they will be
immediately retransmitted. The downlink equipment will be installed by TWR engineers
within the next 10 days. For some time TWR Europe has been seeking a good site for
sending MW progrs to Scandinavia. The tx located near Szczecin, Poland has a
directional(!) antenna covering the territory of the Nordic countries. In Sept and Oct
1995, test transmissions were made to monitor and evaluate the quality of the signal in
all four Scandinavian countries. Based on the good results, it was decided to apply for
a bc licence. Unfortunately, this took longer than originally anticipated as the Polish
bc laws do not have provision for this specific situation. It is with great joy and in
answer to prayer that TWR is now able to air Bible-teaching progrs on MW from this site
to Scandinavia.
(TWR, BBCM via AGDX, Feb 18)
VATICAN CITY
The Vatican Radio has advised of changes to its schedule which were
effective on Febr 4th:
1230-1300 UTC in Chinese on 15585 kHz (x9500). Other frequencies are 11625 and 13765
kHz. 1315-1345 UTC in Japanese on 11625 (x7255). The parallel frequency of 9500 kHz is
also used. 2130 UTC in Japanese, 2200 UTC Chinese, and 2245 UTC English on 9600 kHz
(x6065). Parallel channels for the English sce are 7305 & 11830 kHz.
0600-0700 UTC French and English, for Africa, on 11625 kHz (x7360). These programs are
also available on 9660 kHz. (Bob Padula, via EDXP, Febr 23)
VIETNAM
VoVTN Network I at 2200-1600 UTC, noted here in EUR at 1200-1600 UTC on
variabel 10060.4 kHz. (WB, Feb 23)
YUGOSLAVIA/SERBIA
R YUG Belgrade in German remaining neutral, giving items on
"Election Corrections", stating clearly new mayor introduction in Belgrade and Nis.
Observed at 1730-1800 UTC on 6100 kHz, via tx Bijeljina-BIH. (WB, Feb 23)
ZAIRE
Radio in Bunia identifies as "Voice of the People". A radio
itself as "Voice of the People" has been heard bcing from Bunia, in
the same SW frequ (5066 kHz) used by the Bunia-based educational st
below). The following st ID in French was heard at 0430 UTC on 18th
st identifying
NoEa Zaire, using
Radio Candip (see
Febr on 5066 kHz:
"Hello, dear listeners. Following is the local nx from the Voice of the People bcing
from Bunia, Ituri [NoEa Zaire] sub-region in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bulletins
will henceforth be bc fr 1500-1530 UTC, resuming the following morning from 0430-0500
UTC". The town of Bunia is in territory controlled by the Zairean rebel alliance led by
Laurent Kabila. The radio's use of the name "Democratic Republic of Congo" further
suggests that it is rebel-controlled or affiliated. "Voice of the People" is the same
name used by a radio which has been heard bcing on FM from Goma, and is also similar to
the pro-rebel "Radio of the People" st which has been heard bcing on FM from Bukavu in
eastern Zaire. Following the st ID in French cited above, "Voice of the People" from
Bunia bc a five-minute nx bulletin in French, followed by repeats of the same bulletin
in Swahili, Lingala and vernacular languages. The radio then bc mx interspersed with
local public sce announcements. At 0528 UTC the radio bc the following st ID for Radio
Candip, Bunia, followed by detailed schedules of educational programming for Radio
Candip: "Following is the schedule for Radio Candip bcs from 16th Febr 1997, Mon-Sat".
(Radio Candip is an educational station operated by the Centre d' Animation et de
Diffusion Pedagogique - Candip - in Bunia. For a report that Radio Candip had come under
Zairean rebel control in Dec 1996. (BBCM, via AGDX, Feb 18)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 294
01 Mar 1997
________________________________________________________________________
ALBANIA
TWR - Trans World Radio - has prolonged the relay contract with Albanian
authorities for unlimited time span. Since Oct 1st, 1992, TWR is using the 1000 kW MW
station Durres Fllake, and now also two SW txs of 100 kW at Cerrik and Shijak. Reception
reports to be sent to TWR Europe Office, A-1235 Vienna, Austria.
(Dietmar Fischer, via Dr. Hj. Biener, KiR [Church in Radio], Feb 20)
CIS
Protestant radio missionary FEBA Radio, Ivy Arch Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14
8BX, UK, will rent more MW bc time in Kamo, Armenia to bcast in Azeri and Farsi. Since
Oct 1996 FEBA bc weekly in Arabic via MW Krasnodar 1170 kHz. Station received 66 letters
in first bc month. On March 5th, 1997, FEBA Radio in Arabic will hold its 25th
anniversary celebration, special broadcasts, and 'Open Door Day'.
(Dr. Hj. Biener, KiR [Church in Radio], Feb 20)
CLANDESTINE
Bougainville -- According to an article in the Sydney Morning Herald on
Feb 25, Australian intelligence sources report that the PNG government has turned to
South African mercenaries in an effort to "capture and kill" Bougainville Revolutionary
Army leaders. This after Australia turned down PNG requests for satellite technology for
hunting Radio Free Bougainville. Although US$18m had already been paid to South African
company Sandline International for the soldiers of fortune, intelligence analysts
believe that the order will be cancelled because the "element of suprise" has been lost.
http://www.smh.com.au/daily/content/970225/pageone/pageone1.html
(Grace, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 28)
ECUADOR
HCJB will get problems, when the new Puembo airport will be built soon. The
new international airport is located near HCJB's MW and SW tx site, and one of the
flight routes to and from the airport are towards the Pifo direction.
HCJB fears problems for flight navigation and volmet circuits.
The Least of These.
The stories of poverty make the news all too frequently. Hunger, homelessness, refugees,
famine, violence and others appear regularly on the radio and in the newspapers. Yet,
with increasing problems world-wide, many governments are cutting back their foreign
relief aid and questioning how much to spend on poverty at home. On the other hand, nongovernment organizations are continuing the struggle to address these problems and find
solutions.
International Shortwave radio station HCJB, The Voice of the Andes offers a weekly radio
program addressing these issues. Titled "The Least of These," the program focuses on
news reports from around the world, interviews with newsmakers, and stories of
religious, private and governmental organizations which work each day to alleviate the
needs of so many needy people.
Reaction from listeners to the program has been very positive.
"Great program." --Wisconsin
"You put a lot of material into it. Keep up the good work." --Kentucky
This is truly excellent radio. The quality of the reports and interviews
is as good as you'll find anywhere (including the BBC Newshour,
(Radio Netherlands, etc.). --Wisconsin
The Least of These is a weekly radio program produced by HCJB, The Voice of the Andes in
Quito, Ecuador, South America. The title of the program comes from the biblical
reference in Matthew 25:40 where Jesus Christ said, "I was hungry and you gave me
something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and
you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after
me, I was in prison and you came to me. Whatever you did for one of the least of these
brothers of mine, you did for me."
To SoPAC 1000 UTC 9445 kHz. To EUR 2000 UTC 11960 kHz, (may also be heard in Africa and
ME). To The Americas 0200 and 0500 (UTC Tues), (9 p.m. and midnight Monday EST) 9745
kHz. (Kenneth D. MacHarg, HCJB, Febr 25)
Program Highlights, DX Party Line, March 1, 1997.
On this week's DX Party line we will have our regular lineup of news, then we'll talk
with Roger Stubbe who is responsible for HCJB's bcing efforts outside of Quito. Roger
talks about HCJB's search for an African site and other items of interest to DXers. Join
us Sat for the DX Party Line on HCJB.
SoAM. To EUR & ME 0730 UTC on 5860 kHz, 1900 UTC on 11960 kHz. To SoPAC & asia 0900 UTC
on 9445 kHz. To the Americas 0100 & 0400 UTC Sunday (8 and 11 p.m. EST Sat evening local
time). (Kenneth D. MacHarg, HCJB, Feb 27)
ESTONIA
Estonian Radio will cease German bcs at the end of Febr. The reasons are
budget cuts as Estonian Radio is financed completely by Govt. Programs in English will
remain on 5925 kHz, as before. (Andreas Volk, ADDX Kurier via EDXP, Feb 16)
GERMANY
Sea weather forecast for Baltic Sea and Northern Atlantic Ocean via
Deutschland Funk and -Radio on special frequencies: daily at 0005, 0540, and 1005 UTC on
LW Oranienburg 177 kHz 500 kW, MW Neumuenster 1269 kHz 300 kW, SW Berlin Britz 6005 kHz
100 kW. (DLF program booklet)
HAWAII
In a recorded report by Joe Hill of WHRI, they (WHRI) are adding a 4th tx in
Hawaii soon, and are looking for a fifth location in the Caribbean to increase their
coverage to CeAF. They are also designing a new QSL to be out in mid-year.
(Whitham, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 22)
KYRGYSTAN
Kyrgyz Radio Bishkek English ny at around 0012 UTC and in Russian at 0017
UTC, on 4010 and 4050 kHz. No German language service noted so far. [Sat 1530-1615 UTC
acc to WRTH]. 0100-0130 UTC on 4010 kHz BBC[? not scheduled] London in Kyrgyz language.
(Matthias Gatzke, Sarstedt, Feb 23)
LUXEMBOURG
Radio Luxembourg is now bcing German religious programmes via MW Marnach
1440 kHz, and via Astra satellite 19.2 degr East 11.391 GHz, stereo 7.38/7.56 MHz.
Renting rate is 102 German Marks per minute!
Sat
1830
0400
Germany.
0415
0430
0445
Freundesdienst Evangelistic Association , CH-5023 Biberstein, Switzerland.
& 1845 Werner Heukelbach Evangelistic Association, D-51702 Bergneustadt,
Stimme des Trostes Evangelistic Association, CH-Ebnat Kappel, Switzerland.
no religious progr.
Werner Heukelbach Evangelistic Association, D-51702 Bergneustadt, Germany.
Sun 0445 Mitternachtsruf Evangelistic Association, Postbox, CH-8051 Zurich,
Switzerland.
0500 & 1845 Werner Heukelbach Evangelistic Association, D-51702 Bergneustadt,
Germany.
0515 Help Action Martyr Church Evangelistic Association.
0530 Freundesdienst Evangelistic Association , CH-5023 Biberstein, Switzerland.
0545 Weg zur Freude Evangelistic Association.
0600 Arche Hamburg Evangelistic Association, Postbox 540407, D-22504 Hamburg,
Germany.
0615 Werner Heukelbach Evangelistic Association, D-51702 Bergneustadt, Germany.
Mon
Germany.
0415 Gemeinden Christi Evangelistic Association, elder progrs.
Tue 1830 Mitternachtsruf Evangelistic Association, Postbox, CH-8051 Zurich,
Switzerland.
Germany.
Wed
Germany.
Thur 1830 Lutherische Stunde Evangelistic Association, Clueversborstel 14, D-27367
Sottrum, Germany.
Germany.
0430-0515 RTL programm.
0515 Radio Ministry of the Methodist Church,
Postbox 311141, D-70471 Stuttgart, Germany.
Fri
Germany.
0430-0515 RTL programm.
0515 Radio Ministry of the Methodist Church,
Postbox 311141, D-70471 Stuttgart, Germany.
internet address: emkmedien@aol.com
MEXICO
15120 kHz new XERTA (presumably) 1630-1730 UTC Continuous salsa/rap crap mx
with no announcements of any kind. Signal is quite good, audio good, music selections do
not compare to the great stuff on XERMX. This st could quickly undo the positive
cultural image projected by R. Educacion, XERMX, and the old R Universidad from the
University of Sonora, Hermosillo that provided the only source of off-air
classical mx to the southwestern USA for at least two decades.
(Buch, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 25)
[Nigeria?]
MOLDOVA/PRIDNESTROVYE
On MW Maiac Grigoriopol 999 kHz tune-in at 1825 UTC VoR Moscow
po-ruski, 1900 UTC Deutsche Welle, Nemezkaja Wolna also in Russian, 2030 UTC Trans World
Radio in Ukrainian. Powerful signal here in Centre EUR, seems full power of 1000 kW.
(Matthias Gatzke, Sarstedt, Feb 23)
PARAGUAY
v9737.19 kHz Radio National del Paraguay at 2330 UTC correspondents and echo
audio to ID 2330. (Price, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 21)
[my favorite mx station in SoAM; many of my German HAM friends are greedy of their mx
too]
v11939.25 kHz Radio Encarnacion, 2315-2325 UTC ongoing talk by man in Spanish at weak to
fair level. Found this putting a noticable het on wattery RCI signal on 11940 kHz which
cut off the air several times with obvious tx troubles. No actual ID heard.
(David M. Clark, via Cumbre Dx Feb 22)
SAO TOME
VOA-Sao Tome relay, 4750 kHz, nice full data personal letter w/colorful VOA
logo on letterhead by air in 5 months for report sent direct to the site. The letter is
signed by Manuel Neves, Transmitter Plant Technician who welcomes reports and the
address is: Box 522, Sao Tome e Principe.
(Lobdell-USA, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 28)
SEYCHELLES
FEBA Radio broadcast languages have doubled in the period of ten years,
from 24 to 50 languages. But daily broadcasts in 19 languages only. In Jan 1997 Marwari
language started towards Rajasthan in NoWe India as 51st bc language. Planned for 1997
are additional languages, Gilaki to Iran, Brahui to Pakistan, and Maasai to EaAfrica.
FEBA Radio www page: www.febaradio.org-uk/feba-uk/
Reception reports via e-mail: reception@febaradio.org.uk
TAIWAN
Voice of Free China, direct from Tainan-TWN on 9955 kHz, will change antenna
characteristics soon. 300 degr antenna will be replaced by 325 degrees, to strenghten
signal in Northern Europe. German 1800-1900 UTC[wrong item in WRTH].
(Manager Wu, Carsten Hoefer, German Section, VoFCH, via Benno Klink, Feb 25)
THAILAND
From Juergen Lohuis, on trip in South East Asia:
"HELLO INTERNET CAFE 'first internet cafe' on Khaosan Rd"
<hellopub@loxinfo.co.th>
Burma/Myanmar - No trace of Thabye Radio on 6355 kHz and Myawaddy R. on 5973 kHz (on
5985 kHz is R. Myanmar).
Thailand - The MW listing in the WRTH 97 is not up to date. Here is a MW bandscan from
Bangkok. Only strong local stations from BKK are listed:
540 576 594 630 675 747 792 819 R.Th.Home Sce. //4830 6070 kHz.
873 891 R.Th.Home Sce. //7115 kHz, 918 R.Th.External Sce., 945 963 981 999 1035
1053 1161 1233 1269 1305 1422 1521 kHz. No time to identify all of them. R.Th.H.S.
is not always in //with 4830 and 6070 kHz. Ext Sce is on 918 kHz, and not on 927 kHz. No
transmissions during the night (local time) on 918 kHz. That means no transmissions in
German and French on MW.
Cambodia - Phnom Penh was heard at 0025 UTC on 6090 kHz.
Laos - Luang Prabang (don't speak the r) quite strong on 6975 kHz with own programming
and also //6130 kHz.
Vietnam - I heard several local sts on SW, but I did not get the IDs. Hmong Sce seems to
be on new 5030 kHz (ex 5035).
CLA: R. of the Provisional Gov. of Nat. Union & Salvation of Cambodia was heard at 0020
and 1130 UTC on 5407 kHz.
This evening I'm leaving BKK for a 2 weeks trip to Laos. (Febr 27)
TURKEY
Since Febr 17th, two transmitters in TRT Ankara's Cakirlar site are out of
service, and TRT have temporarily stopped the SSB transmissions in Emirler (except
English 6135 kHz during 2300-2400 UTC) as well as the Turkish language programme on 9460
kHz targeted to Europe during 2200-0800 UTC. Also, some programmes have been transferred
from Cakirlar to Emirler site. It is not possible at the moment to predict the time it
will be possible [for us] to go back to [our] normal schedule.
Turkish on 15385 kHz at 1700-1000 UTC seemingly off. Night service in foreign languages
are shortened to use a single tx only. German EMR 6035 lsb, English EMR 5965 lbs, French
EMR 7240 lsb, are all OFF the air.
Turkish noted at 1800-2100 UTC on 5980, 6120, 7110, 9460, 9560 kHz.
Russian 1800-1900 UTC, Serbo-Croatian 1900-2000 UTC, both on 6135 kHz.
German at 1830 UTC on 5950 kHz only, English follows at 1930 UTC on 6000 kHz, French on
7255 and 7270 kHz at 2030-2125 UTC.
(TRT engineering, Turkish Telecom, Benno Klink-D, D
G1EA, Feb 25)
Voice of Turkey, tentative Z97 schedule
effective from March 30, til October 26, 1997
Freq
Time
Power Site Az
Target
(khz)
UTC
Languages
Tx degr Area
-----------------------------------------------------5960 1600-0400
Turkish
250
152 CAK As
5980 1500-2200
Turkish
500
300 EMR Eu
5980 2200-0400
Turkish
500
310 EMR Eu,NoAm
6105 1600-1700
Bulgarian
500
305 EMR Eu
6120 0300-0400
English
500
325 EMR Eu,NoAm
6135 1800-1900
Bosnian
500
295 EMR Eu
6135 2200-2300
English
500U 300 EMR Eu,NoAm(in LSB! mode)
7110
7110
7115
7150
7160
7255
7270
7280
7300
1130-1230
1430-1530
1600-2200
1030-1130
1630-1700
1930-2030
0300-0400
2200-2300
0400-0700
Bulgarian
Greek
Turkish
Greek
Macedonian
French
English
English
Turkish
250
250
250
500
500
500
250
250
500
305
270
205
176
300
252
145
310
325
EMR
CAK
CAK
EMR
CAK
EMR
CAK
CAK
EMR
Eu
Eu
Af
NE,As
Eu
Af
As
Eu
Eu,NoAm
9445
9445
9445
9445
9460
9460
9505
9515
1730-1830
1830-1930
1930-2030
2100-0700
0700-2100
2100-0700
0930-1030
1400-1600
German
English
French
Turkish
Turkish
Turkish
Serbo-Croat
Arabic
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
310
310
303
313
313
294
297
138
CAK
CAK
CAK
CAK
CAK
CAK
EMR
EMR
Eu
Eu
Af,Eu
Eu,NoAM
Eu,NoAm
Eu
Eu
As,Af
9535
9560
9560
9565
9600
9630
9630
9655
9670
9675
9675
9765
9770
1530-1630
1200-2200
2200-2300
0400-0900
1400-1600
0930-1030
1730-1830
2200-2300
1130-1230
1700-1800
1930-2030
0730-0830
1030-1130
Hungarian
Turkish
English
Turkish
Arabic
Rumanian
German
English
Albanian
Russian
French
Azerbaijani
Greek
500
500
500
250
250
500
500L!
500
500
500
500U
500
500
310
105
105
87
205
320
310
325
280
20
300
85
270
CAK
EMR
EMR
CAK
CAK
CAK
EMR
EMR
CAK
EMR
EMR
EMR
CAK
Eu
As,Aus
As,Aus
As
As,Af
Eu
Eu
Eu,NoAm
Eu
As
Eu(in LSB! mode)
As
Eu
11795 0830-0930
Persian
11800 1330-1430
German
11835 0730-0830
Azerbaijani
11910 1000-1500Fri Turkish
11955 0400-1600
Turkish
11965 1300-1400
Russian
11970 1400-1500
Azerbaijani
11995 1300-1400
Persian
500
500
500
250
250
500
500
250
100
310
85
205
152
20
97
87
CAK
CAK
CAK
CAK
CAK
EMR
EMR
CAK
As
Eu
As
Af
As
As
As
As
13670
13670
13695
13695
13710
13725
13770
0700-0900
1300-1500
1230-1330
1830-1930
0900-1100
1200-1300
0830-0930
Turkish
Turkish
English
English
Arabic
Urdu
Persian
500U
500U
500
500L!
500
500
500
325
310
90
310
210
92
100
EMR
EMR
EMR
EMR
EMR
EMR
EMR
Eu
Eu
As,Aus
Eu,NoAm
Af,As
As
As
15145
15190
15210
15290
15350
15385
15630
0400-0900
0300-0400
1100-1200
1230-1330
0900-1600
1600-0900
0900-1100
Turkish
English
Chinese
English
Turkish
Turkish
Arabic
500
500
500
500
500
500
250
92
105
72
310
310
310
152
EMR
EMR
EMR
CAK
EMR
EMR
CAK
As
As,Aus
As
Eu,As
Eu
Eu
As
17705 0400-1200
Turkish
500
105
Note: L - LSB
U - USB
(TRT via Benno Klink, DG1EA, Feb 28)
EMR
As,Aus
UKRAINE
One of the Radio Ukrainia txs in synchronized MW network on 1377 kHz drifts to
approx. v1380.3 kHz. (Matthias Gatzke, Sarstedt, Feb 23)
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC Transmission finally sold.
BBC COMPLETES SALE OF TRANSMISSION BUSINESS FOR 244 MILLION POUNDS.
The BBC today (Fri, Febr 28) announced the successful completion of the sale of its Home
Service Transmission business to Castle Transmission Services (Castle), a consortium led
by Castle Tower Corporation (CTC).
The price agreed for the business was 244 million pounds. This money will be invested in
the BBC's transition to the digital age. BBC Deputy Director-General Bob Phillis who has
overseen the sale process, said: "When the Government set BBC Transmission on the road
to privatisation, we were determined that our interests and those of our licence payers
would be protected with guarantees on both quality and cost.
"We are delighted that in Castle we have found a purchaser who best satisfied those
criteria as well as offering excellent financial terms. Castle will not only guarantee
the existing level of quality service. Their aim is not just to maintain the business
but enhance it. They will inherit a dedicated and professional group of staff whose
expertise is unmatched in broadcasting. This is a good deal for the BBC, our licence
payers and our staff."
Castle take over responsibility today, Febr 28th, and 500 BBC staff will transfer to the
new company under TUPE. The consortium, whose company will be based in the UK, brings
together more than 60 years of communications and broadcast experience. Led by CTC, it
also includes TeleDiffusion de France, a subsidiary of the France Telecom Group, and
financial investors, Candover Investments plc and Berkshire Partners LLC.
The sale was subject to the approval of the Department of National Heritage. The
Government announced its proposals for the sale of the Home Service and World Service
Transmission businesses on 27 Nov 1995, at the time of the publication of the draft of
the BBC's new Royal Charter and Agreement. In a statement at the time, the BBC said:
"....We are glad to retain the freedom and flexibility to manage the sale ourselves. As
a result we shall be in a stronger position to represent the interests of our
transmission staff who have done so much to create an effective, efficient and valued
transmission service of high quality across the whole of the UK.
"These decisions will enable us better to manage the BBC's transition to the digital
age; we shall invest the proceeds of the sale within the BBC on digital production
technology; and we shall seek to manage the sale of BBC Transmission to support the
development of DTT and the role of publicly funded broadcasting within it."
The BBC's Steering Group overseeing the sale was chaired by Bob Phillis, Deputy
Director-General. The other members included: Rodney Baker-Bates, Director of Finance
and IT; Patricia Hodgson, Director of Policy and Planning; Rod Lynch, Chief Executive
BBC Resources; and Sam Younger, Managing Director BBC World Service.
BBC Transmission operations began in Nov 1922 from a single transmitting station on the
roof of Selfridges store in London's Oxford Street. All txs are now monitored
automatically from the Technical Operations Centre at Warwick.
BBC Transmission was honoured with a Royal Television Society innovation award for its
new digital distribution network. Its commercial work includes Thailand's first UHF TV
network and multi-million pound services for cell-phone operators.
Included in the Home Service deal: Freeholds and leaseholds relating to 738 HST tx
sites, including equipment.
Site sharing agreement with NTL:
The benefit of contracts of employment with some 500 highly qualified staff.
Transmission HQ at Warwick and most of the equipment there. Freeholds and leaseholds
relating to property in Daventry and at Brookmans Park (N London). 10-year contract for
transmission of BBC-1 and BBC-2 analogue tv; BBC analogue national, regional and local
radio; DAB phase 1 and other services. Contracts with third parties for other services.
The BBC has been advised during the bidding process by the merchant bank Lehman Bros.
and by the legal firm Linklaters & Paines.
(BBC Press release, via Richard Buckby, BBC Nottingham, Fri 28)
USA
Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" Wed 1230-1300 UTC 15685 kHz deleted. Sun 1000 UTC
3210 will be deleted in April. First airing Thurs 2130-2200 UTC 9475 kHz will be
replaced by 15685 kHz. (GH WoR, Feb 27)
When checking RFA Tibetan 1300-1400 UTC, came across of RFA's fourth channel in
Vietnamese language, coming from unknown site on 9440 kHz at 1400-1500 UTC. //channels
6240 and 7520 kHz, but 5865 unheard to hardly readable signal level, not propagating in
early afternoon towards Europe.
New RFA program language can be expected soon?
Then 1515-1519 UTC noted UNID Vietnamese progr on 7520 kHz, signing off suddenly at 1519
UTC. Came on air again at 1527 UTC, open carrier, and started at about 1531 UTC endless
tape: male announcer in English announcing twice "This is channel three, Radio Free Asia
program channel three", followed by Russian female announcer "Eta threezat kanal
peeritachiy Radio Svobodnia Asia", repeated over and over again.
So decided to look out for parallel channels, found poor signal - no time delay - on
11705 kHz underneath possibly R Liberty Tajik sce via Lampertheim scheduled 1500-1600
UTC. At 1610 UTC short 1000 Hertz test tone occured. Deep fading on 11705 kHz.
7520 kHz cut off tape at 16.29:30 UTC. 11705 kHz lasted seven minutes longer, closed at
16.37:10 UTC.
Radio Free Asia is technically a private corporation, but is funded by about 10m dollars
a year in federal government grants - the US federal govt. Congress has charged Radio
Free Asia with broadcasting news and information in eight language to Asia - Mandarin,
Tibetan, Cantonese, Burmese, Korean, Khmer, Laotian and Vietnamese. The first
broadcasting, in Mandarin to China, began last Sept 30th.
So assume, either Cantonese, Khmer, Korean, or Laotian will be added soon.
RFA Burmese 1500-1600 on usual 6240, 7540, 9440 kHz.
RFA Mandarin 1500-1600 could be observed on 7495, 7530, and Palau 9910 kHz, but heard US
type pop mx. 1600-1700 UTC on single channel 7495 kHz only, parallel 7530 kHz carrier
only, no audio feeder signal noted. (WB, Mar 1)
RFA in Mandarin at 2300-2400 UTC added using channel Delano 11970 kHz.
(Kim Elliott, VoA Communications World, Mar 1)
A disaster has struck VOA-Europe, Voice of America's popular FM radio programming which
has been available throughout Europe and much of the rest of the world too. It had
changed name on the first of the year to VOA-Express because it was truly becoming a
"global radio network", but then when privatization negotiations apparently broke down
(largely due to bureaucratic inefficiencies in the U.S. Government, I'm told -- perhaps
some organizational jealousies and infighting as well), it was suddenly and cruelly cut
off the air virtually without warning.
The official story coming out of VOA's upper echelons is that they simply changed
broadcasting mode and that VOA-Express continues, but the truth is that virtually all
the old VOA-Europe staff were fired and the programming totally changed, from "music and
more" with lively disc-jockeys to 1950's style talk programs with dull announcers. At
the same time they switched from analog satellite delivery to digital delivery, which
they're touting as an improvement, but the fact is that most affiliate stations which
have been rebroadcasting the signal (like Svenska Kabel here) don't have the equipment
required to receive the new signal. (Svenska Kabel says that they are getting the
equipment -- they're one of the richer affiliates and can afford it, but in many
countries they cannot.) But the bigger problem (for those who can afford the new
equipment) is that, once the signal is "restored", we will find out that the programming
has changed completely.
Meanwhile, millions of listeners worldwide have been left in the dark -- there was no
announcement until just hours before the cut-off on January 25, and VOA's web page
announcements don't discuss what's really happening at all. But there is an email and
fax campaign to save VOA-Europe in its old programming format, with a website at:
HTTP://www.worldonline.nl/~medcom
If you want to email your concerns or questions about this situation to President
Clinton (or elsewhere), your support would be most appreciated.
For instance, you can email to: president@whitehouse.gov
The following cc-list is in a handy to copy format:
vice.president@whitehouse.gov
first.lady@whitehouse.gov
Senator_Stevens@stevens.senate.gov
Brian_L._Armstead@Dir.VOA.GOV
affiliates@voa.gov
VOA-Express@VOA.GOV
Ombudsman@VOA.GOV
express@VOA.GOV
inquiry@usia.gov
Robert_C._McLean@veur.voa.gov
Eric_A._Phillips@veur.voa.gov
Margot_R._Braswell@veur.voa.gov
editor@usatoday.com
webmaster@usis.usemb.se
webmaster@nytimesfax.com
webnews@washpost.com
cnn.feedback@cnn.com
talk2us@lonelyplanet.com.au
webmaster@reuters.com
Re: VOA Scandal
Hi ...,
Thank you very much for your detailed response -- I wasn't aware of all the *other*
problems with VOA which you mention (copied below for those copied now)!
I do think that the loss of VOA-Europe may be the biggest problem (in terms of total
listeners, and excluding countries which weren't able to get its signal, which obviously
need support as well).
Do you have any ideas how to get the word about this current disaster out to fellow
Americans (I'm from Alaska myself) who might call their representatives in Congress, or
radio talk shows, or whatever? Thanks again!
>Rick,
>
>Thank you for your message. I have to say that I am not surprised by what
>you have stated. I have long felt that there are big problems with the the
>administration, and policies at the Voice of America.
>
>Since before the closure of the Mason, OH, facility, it seems that people
>within the V.O.A. and U.S.I.A., have been trying to cripple the agency, or
>at least make it as ineffective as possible.
>
>Case in point were statements made by V.O.A. managment that the Mason
>facility could be closed with no adverse affect to coverage of the globe.
>We know now that this was not further from the truth. The facts do not
>support the claims made by people such as Joe Bruns. Technical monitoring
>by professionals have proved losses of service to Latin America, South
>America, and Eastern Europe.
>
>There is also some concern about the other facilities, such as Greenville,
>NC. As I understand the situation there, they have many transmitter
>problems which have caused losses of service, and have had antenna problems.
>
>Then there is the debacle of the ABB transmitters being moved from Mason to
>the new Sri Lanka transmission center where they, and the antennas, are
>routinely damaged by not only local fighting, but incompetance of technical
>personel. When a tower is installed so that it bows, one has to wonder who
>was in charge. One transmitter was distroyed.
>
>Perhaps what is more disturbing about this situation is the fact that while
>the Vice President, and others have been made aware of these abuses, nothing
>is done! Not only are we talking about millions and millions of taxpayer
>dollars being lost, but the United States is loosing it's primary tool for
>communication within the world. The V.O.A. is a vital service to the
>world, and much needed to keep the United States issues and ideals strong in
>the eyes of the world. The way it is being operated now is a farce and a
>insult to intellegence.
>
>I am, in fact, ashamed at the fact that Vice President Al Gore and others
>have not investigated this matter, and removed the people responsible. But
>then, if Vice President Al Gore and others do not care to get involved, does
>not not indicate to you the character and the ideals of those people? Is it
>because that is their directive, or because they are being fed lies about
>the agency to advance someones personal adjenda?
>
>All I can tell you is that from all I have heard, and given my background in
>business, it does not take too much common sence to realize that there are
>some serious abuses here. My questions are... 1). how long is it going to
>continue "unchecked", and 2). When will the administration deal with the
>problem, fix it, and restore the V.O.A. to what it was a decade ago?
>
>Perhaps we need a Congressional investigation, or at the least, alert the
>media such as "Fleecing of America" at NBC Nightly News, that there are
>these abuses.
>Fred Vobbe, Editor, National Radio Club's DX Audio Service
(Rick.Wicks@economics.gu.se, Febr 23/25,
Research Associate, Goteborg University Economics Dep't)
ANDY SENNITT, WRTH: Bob - thanks for publishing my response re WRTH97. However, I see
there is further criticism from Guido Schotmans, and I would like to comment on it.
Guido says: "What annoys me most is the fact that Andy Sennitt ignores most of the tips
and correction sent in by readers. I know his point of view: he prefers information
directly from the broadcasters themselves".
This is not necessarily true. I spent four years working at BBC Monitoring and I am well
aware that you cannot always trust information provided by broadcasters. But equally
well, I cannot always trust information provided by readers. Some of the biggest
"mistakes" we have published over the years came from believing information sent to us
by individuals, presumably in good faith, but which turned out to be misinformation.
We've even had two highly experienced DXers in the same region squabbling over whose
information is more accurate, neither being willing to accept that his version of
contradictory information was correct.
What is true (and this is a different matter entirely) is that I suffer from
"information overload". There is simply too much information coming in to process
efficiently, and some of it is contradictory. And far too many people wait until the
last possible moment before sending updates, so that there simply isn't time enough to
get it all in before the deadline. Sometimes, well meaning people send me a completely
re-typed version of the entry for a whole country, and I have to go through it line by
line only to discover that 90% of it is identical to what is already in the book. If
someone sends me a couple of lines to say that they have heard a clear ID from a
particular station on a new frequency, it is much more likely to be included.
Although Guido himself is very active, and I know his information is reliable, he has
not sent me any information directly for a very long time now - possibly because he
assumes I am going to ignore it :-) Well, one thing *is* certain...I definitely can't
publish information I haven't received! Finally, a plea to anyone sending information
to WRTH...please give the *source* of your information. If you heard something yourself,
say so. If you saw something in a DX bulletin that contradicts something in WRTH, give
the name of the bulletin *and* the original source. And please read what you have typed
before you send it - you would be surprised how many times people E-mail me something,
and a few hours later I get a second E-mail correcting mistakes in the first one.
73. (Andy Sennitt, Editor-in-Chief, World Radio TV Handbook, PO Box 9022, 1006 AA
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 20 4875122, fax: +31 20 4875120, E-mail:
<andys@euronet.nl>, Febr 11) - via EDXP
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 295
08 Mar 1997
________________________________________________________________________
AFGHANISTAN
Anti-Taleban radio heard again.
The pro-Rabbani anti-Taleban radio st which identifies itself as Radio Afghanistan has
been heard again since 22nd Febr. Bcing in Pashto and Dari on a frequency between 7080
and 7100 kHz at 0730-0830 UTC. Ann: "You are listening to our voice from Radio
Afghanistan... daily from 1330-1430 & 0730-0830 UTC in 41 mb, 7082 kHz."
(The radio is believed to use the same transmitting facilities as the Tajik opposition
station, Radio Voice of Free Tajikistan, which has been heard again since 17th Febr.,
also after a break of about two months. (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 22-24)
ALBANIA/UK/USA
BBC Albanian FM relay switched off, more BBC SW.
BBC World Service is extending its SW bc in Albanian following the closure of its FM tx
yesterday (Sun 2nd March). The tx on Mount Dajti in central Albania was switched off
after the declaration of the state of emergency throughout the country at 1630 UTC.
From today there will be three daily SW transmissions to ALB from the UK and Cyprus. In
addition to the usual transmissions at 0630 & 1800 UTC, the 1415 UTC progr, normally on
FM only, is being switched to SW. Last month, the BBC extended the 1800 UTC transmission
from 30 to 45 mins on weekdays. BBC Albanian bc resumed in 1992 after 25 years off the
air. The BBC Albanian Sce can be heard at 0630 UTC 7210, 9915 & 11780 kHz; at 1415 UTC
15215 & 11680 kHz, at 1800 UTC 6050, 7210 and 15590 kHz.
(BBCM via AGDX, Mar 3)
VOA relays cut, MW boosted. In response to the Albanian government's cut-off yesterday
of the VoA's Albanian-language bcs through local sts, VOA today stepped up its MW bcs to
the crisis-ridden Balkan nation. In addition to its two hours of daily Albanian-language
bcs on SW, VOA may now be heard in Albania at 792 kHz on the AM dial [via VOA's KavalaGRC relay tx], from 0600-0630 UTC, and 1700-1730 UTC.
ALGERIA
external Radio Algiers International. Algerian Radio's International Sce is
also known as Channel 4 (Channels 1, 2 & 3 are Algerian Radio's domestic sces in Arabic,
Kabyle/Berber and French, respectively). In the past Radio Algiers has broadcast the
Polisario Front programme "Voice of Free Sahara" at 2200-2300 UTC on 9640 and 15215 kHz
- unheard for some months.
Address: Radio Algiers, 21 Boulevard des Martyrs, Algiers 16000, Algeria
Tel: 213-2-590700; Fax: 213-2-605814; Telex: 65265 DZ
1300-1400 Spanish, 1400-1500 English 15205-v-(announced) 15160-v 11715-v kHz.
1900-2000 Spanish, 2000-2100 English 252 kHz. (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 25)
ANTARCTICA
15476 kHz Radio Nacional Archangel, San Gabriel (Base Esperanza) at 20432059 UTC. Flute music, female in presumed French. Tentative ID, announcement in English
with mention of "Esperanza". SINPO: 24322.
(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Mar 5)
homepage: http://www.tip.nl/users/mark.veldhuis (Now with discussion-forums)
[LRA36 at best at 2020 UTC, reported same time span 2020-2055 UTC by Benno Klink DG1EA,
and yours truly, all on March 5th]
ARGENTINA
No trace of LV19 Radio Malargue, 6160v kHz and LRA6 Radio Nacional
Mendoza, 6180 kHz, both checked during the second half of Febr, both sts are inactives
by problem in the txs, according to phone calls to the technical departments.
(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, Mar 3)
BULGARIA
New frequencies of Radio BULGARIA Sofia in German,
eff Mar 30 till Oct 25:
0515-0600 UTC 9485 and 11825 kHz
1000-1100 UTC 11660 and 15185 kHz
1615-1700 UTC 9700 and 11720 kHz
1800-1900 UTC 9700 and 11720 kHz
(Petar V. Georgiev-BUL, pgeorgi@mail.techno-link.com
via Bernhard Klink, Mar 1)
BRUNEI
Here under you will find a reply from RTV Brunei addressed to my person.
Thought this would be interesting since Brunei is topic of DX'ers again these days.
Van: RALPH HARPER <rtbeng@brunet.bn>
Aan: Marc Vissers <mvissers@glo.be>
Dear M.Vissers, RTB itself has no short term plans to operate in the short wave band
however I believe that there is a possibility that frequencies have been reserved for
Brunei Darussalam in connection with longer term proposals which may or may not be
implemented. Sincerely, Ralph Harper, Head of Engineering Secretariat, RTB
(via DXW, Feb 17)
CHILE
[updated] From next March 29 (!) [not 8th], up to Oct 11, the local time will
be: UTC = -4 hours, please to be present this change for the SW activity report
published in some BC-DX ago. For the first time, this delay, because the dry season in
Chile. (Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, Feb 19/Mar 6)
CIS?
UNID SITE UNKNOWN. 7520 kHz new frequency, High Adventure Ministry, Unidentified
Voice of Hope st (not AWR) noted on 7520 kHz 1915-2102 (signing off) UTC in English, ID
"The Voice of Hope for all Europe". Good signal. 6280 kHz carries other px at this time.
The progr format like VoH in Lebanon. Abruptly off after the words "Now we continue with
beauteful gospel music". The announced address is: Voice of Hope, P.O.Box 109, HR4 9XR
England. (Nikolai Pashkevich-RUS, Feb 28)
GERMANY/IRELAND
West Coast Radio
language on 31st
and are bc via a
West Coast Radio Ireland.
Ireland is a private SW st. It began regular weekly bcs in English
Oct 1996. Progrs originate in the studios of Mid West Radio in Co Mayo
100 kW Deutsche Telekom tx at Juelich, Germany.
West Coast Radio Ireland, Murneen Post Office, Claremorris, Co Mayo.
Fax: +353-94-81531; E-Mail: wcri@mayo-ireland.ie
URL: http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/shortwave.htm
Thur 0100-0200 UTC to AM 5910 kHz.
Sat 1500-1600 UTC to EUR 5970 kHz.
Thur 1800-1900 UTC to AF 11665 kHz.
IRAN Here are E-Mail addresses for the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (Radio
Iran), Which I have got these informations from
http://www.iranian.com
IRIB can be heard in United States mostly on 15084, 9022 kHz, and other freqs.
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
Ali Kianzadeh IRIB
aliirib@dci.iran.com
IRIB
irib@dci.iran.com
IRIB
negar@rose.ipm.ac.ir
IRIB External Service koosar@rose.ipm.ac.ir
IRIB Research Center
iribrec@dci.iran.com
(Mohazzabi, via Cumbre Dx, Feb 28))
IRAQ
What appears to be a new Kurdish-language radio st operated by the Iraqi
Kurdistan govt was on 4070 kHz 1400-1530 UTC on 13th Febr. The radio opened with a
recitation of the Koran followed by Kurdish news and mx, and signed off with the
Kurdistan national anthem. It identified itself as "Harim radio station, voice of the
regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan" (Kurdish: Era Radiyo Harim, dangi hukumati
harimi Kurdistani Iraqa).
(In Dec 1996, Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, which bcs in Kurdish and Arabic on 4070 kHz at
other times of the day, announced that the Kurdistan government would launch its own
Kurdish st" in the near future" and would bc for one hour on the 75 mb and on 1600 kHz
MW.)
Another possibly new st has been observed from 1630-1700 UTC and also from 0400 UTC on
7695 and 3905 kHz. It bcs in Kurdish and appears to identify itself as "This is Freedom
Radio Station, the Voice of the Communist Party of Iraqi Kurdistan" (Kurdish: Era Ezgay
Azadiya, Dengi hizbi Shuyu'i Kurdistani Iraq).
This radio st appears to share facilities with Voice of the Iraqi People (Arabic: sawt
al sha'b al-iraqi) which has been observed in Arabic and Kurdish on 7695 and 3905 kHz
from 1730-1830 UTC.
Iraqi Radio frequencies, Voice of Youth heard.
The Baghdad-based radio st called Voice of Youth from Dar al-Salam, which, along with
Youth Television, is reportedly run by Saddam Husayn's son, Udayy, was observed at 16302130 UTC on 17th Febr on off MW 1084 kHz. Voice of Youth was last observed in July
1996. Reception of Iraqi radio sts in general continues to be difficult. Republic of
Iraq Radio's main programme is observed intermittently on 1035, 963, 756 and 603 kHz MW
during the hours of darkness and sometimes on 4615 kHz shortwave. Mother of Battles
Radio is heard occasionally on 693 kHz. Voice of the Masses is currently untraced on its
former frequs of 693, 585 and 531 kHz. (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 28)
Freedom Radio Station - organization Iraqi Communist Party. Voice of the Iraqi People
(Arabic: idha'at sawt al-sha'b al-iraqi; Sorani Kurdish: Era Dengi Gel-y Iraqi) has been
heard since 1982, although a radio of the same name and Communist Party affiliation was
heard between 1963 and 1968 bcing clandestinely fr Bulgaria. It may have some connection
with Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, which reported that the st had been inaugurated on 21st
March 1982. It appears to share facilites with the Freedom Radio St, Voice of the
Communist Party of Iraqi Kurdistan, which was first heard in Febr 1997 on the same
frequs.
The radio describes itself as "the Voice of the Iraqi People, the voice of democracy and
progress, the radio of the Iraqi Communist Party". In the past, it has bc regularly in
Sorani Kurdish, as well as Arabic. 0400-0530 & 1730-1830 UTC in Kurdish language on
v3905-v3955, 7695 kHz.
Voice of the Iraqi People, organization Communist Party of Iraqi Kurdistan. First heard
in Febr 1997, the Freedom Radio St appears to share facilities with the Iraqi Communist
Party st, Voice of the Iraqi People. It identifies itself as "This is the Freedom Radio
St, Voice of the Communist Party of Iraqi Kurdistan" (Kurdish: Era Ezgay Azadiya, Dengi
hizbi Shuyu'i Kurdistan Iraq). 1630-1730 UTC in Kurdish on v3905-v3955, 7695 kHz.
Clandestine Harim Radio - Iraqi Kurdistan govt. This st which identifies itself as
"Harim Radio, voice of the regional govt of Iraqi Kurdistan". (Kurdish: Era Radiyo
Harim, dangi hukumati harimi Kurdistani Iraqa) was first heard in Febr 1997. (In Dec
1996, Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, which bcs on the same frequ at other times, announced
that the Kurdistan govt would launch its own radio st "in the near future" and that it
would bc on SW 75 mb and MW 1600 kHz, at 1400-1530 UTC in Kurdish on 4070 kHz to Middle
East. (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 4)
KAZACHSTAN
German sce of Radio Kazachstan at 1100 UTC on 9620 & 11840 kHz via BrowaryUKR. Letterbox show of Mar 3rd: The complete arrived mail, will be answered. All
outgoing mail to German listeners will be fed by a real courier in person, and will be
delivered to the mail service "German Post AG", in order to reach their listeners. R
Kazakhstan's German sce consist two staff members only. The management of Kazakh Radio
isn't interested to uphold German language of 20 mins duration in future. Please support
German staff members by your mail.
(Wolfgang ?, via Kai Ludwig, Mar 2)
KOREA
Radio Korea via real Audio Quality. Since Mar 3rd, RKI Seoul is bc 9 language
sces via internet in Real Audio quality. Connect German sce audio at 1800 Uhr UTC via
www page of RKI. Future plans: actual schedules, frequencies, and informations about RKI
to be published via RKI homepage. In the meantime a fax polling sce will be installed
soon.
www address: http://kbsnte.kbs.co.kr/
(Willi Stengel-D, Mar 4)
LEBANON
Voice of the Oppressed radio heard again. The Hezbollah radio st Voice of the
Oppressed, which bcs from Ba'labakk, is back on the air. The radio was heard with a
religious progr at 0715 UTC on 2nd Mar on 684 kHz. The radio had not been heard since
11th Febr when its transmission facilities were reportedly damaged during an Israeli air
raid. (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 2)
LITHUANIA
LITHUANIAN RADIO VIA INTERNET.For a limited test of 30 days, Lithuanian
Radio is being broadcast on the internet. Live audio stream of Home Service's 1st
program (including Foregn Service in English at 2000 and 2230 UTC) can be found at
pnm://193.219.195.176/taide.ra
The experiment began on Feb 16 and will last for 30 days, after which Lithuanian Radio
will have to decide whether it is willing to pay for the service or to abandon it.
LITHUANIAN RADIO's EMAIL ADDRESS - Finally, Lithuanian Radio also came into cyberspace
and got its email address. Editorial staff of the foreign sce can be reached at
<ravil@rtv.lrtv.ot.lt>
It is very likely that WWW pages will be created soon as well. Information on that and
links will be available from the Lithuanian Radio Broadcasters page
http://www.is.lt/ratekona/1l-r-e.htm
(Sigitas Zilionis, DX Editor, via DXW, Feb 28)
MOZAMBIQUE
Radio Maputo. This sce identifies itself as "Radio Maputo, the ext sce of
Radio Mozambique". Frequency usage by the st, like that of other Radio Mozambique sces,
is erratic and variable. The SW frequs of 3265, 4855, 11820 and 11835 kHz listed below
are as recently announced by Radio Maputo. However, none of them have been confirmed by
recent observations (the 11820 kHz channel used to be heard on around 11818 kHz). In the
past, this sce has also used or announced the use of 1079 kHz MW; 3340, 3350, 9525 and
9618 kHz shortwave; and 98.1 MHz VHF/FM.
Radio Maputo, CP 2000, Maputo, Mozambique.
Tel: +258-1-32591/2 or 34041/5. Fax: +258-1-421816
1100-1130 English 11835-anncd, 11820-anncd, 918 kHz.
1800-1900 English 4855-anncd, 3265-anncd, 918 kHz.
MONGOLIA
A new Mongolian independent station has commenced operations on shortwave. It
announces itself as "Radio Blue Sky" and has been heard from 1300 UTC until sign-off at
1500 UTC, on 4850 kHz. Transmissions have included half-hour news segments in En
produced by Radio Mongolia, and English language lessons.
(NDXC via Padula EDXP, Feb 28)
PORTUGAL External RDP International, Radiodifusao Portuguesa (RDP) Lisbon.
The English sce identifies itself as "Radio Portugal". The Portuguese sce also incls
programming in Tetum (spoken in East Timor, INS). RDP-Internacional is also available
via Eutelsat II-F2 at 10.0E (11658 MHz vertical, audio 7.02 MHz); Ekspress at 14.0W
(4025 MHz right-hand polarization, audio 7.5 MHz); and Asiasat-2 at 100.5E (3980 MHz
vertical). Schedule effective until 2nd March 1997. Some programmes may be one hour
EARLIER in SUMMER.
RDP-Internacional, Rua de Sao Marcal 1-B, 1200 Lisbon, Portugal.
or RDP Internacional, PO Box 1011, 1001 Lisbon, Portugal.
Tel: +351-1-3475065/8; Fax: +351-1-3474475
URL: http://www.rdp.pt/rdp/potugal [portugal?]
Portuguese, 0000-0430 daily, 0430-0500 Sun/Mon, to AM 11840 9635 9600 9570 6150 kHz.
0600-0900 Mon-Fri to EUR 9780-(fm 0700) 9630-(from 0745) 6130 kHz.
0900-1300 Mon-Fri to EUR 9780 6130 kHz.
0800-2100 Sat/Sun to EUR, AF, AM 21655 15515 9780 9615-(0900-1030) 6130 kHz.
0800-1000 Sat/Sun to INS 17595, (for East Timor).
1000-1200 Mon-Fri to AF & AM, 21655 17680 15515 kHz.
1205-1300 Mon-Fri in Tetum language, spoken in East Timor. 17595 kHz.
1300-1400 Mon-Fri to INS 17595 kHz, (for East Timor).
1300-1430 Mon-Fri to ME & AS 21515 kHz.
1300-2100 Sat/Sun to AM 17745 15200 kHz.
1600-1900 Sat/Sun to ME & AS 21515 kHz.
1700-2100 Mon-Fri to EUR & AF 9815 9780 6130 kHz.
1800-2200 Mon-Fri to AF & AM 21655-(to 2100) 15515 kHz.
English 0430-0500 Tue-Sat to AM 9570 6150 kHz.
1430-1500 Mon-Fri to ME &AS 21515 kHz.
2100-2130 Mon-Fri to EUR 9815 9780 6130 kHz.
French 2130-2200 Mon-Fri to EUR 9815 9780 6130 kHz.
RDP English DX program has been ceased in February. (WoR)
RUSSIA
A great event in the history of Russia's DX movement: First Russia's DX
Contest. Here are the details:
The Contest period from 00.00 MSK March, 31, 1997 till 00.00 MSK June, 1, 1997 (It will
be summer time in Moscow when UTC=MSK-4). Everybody can take part in this contest. The
program: you should listen to the broadcast stations which are broadcasting from the
territory of Russia. The whole band range is available between 150 kHz and 108 MHz in
any mode: AM, SSB or FM. Every station in spite of the language of the program should
be picked up at least 15 minutes and not more than one time on the same frequency.
The report for the contest should contain the following: type of receiver and antenna,
place of reception, your name and postal address, the sentence: "I confirm that I myself
listened all these stations during the contest period. (Signature)".
In the
-
report you should list (it is desirable in table form):
frequency;
station name;
time of reception in MSK;
language of the broadcast;
signal quality using SINPO code;
program details.
The count system:
- the first reception of the station on LW, MW, SW gives 10 points;
- the second, third, etc reception of the same station but
on another frequencies and time gives you extra 5 points
on LW, MW and 2 points on SW each time;
- the first reception of the station on UHF located in
the place of reception gives you 5 points, the same station
but on another frequencies and time gives you extra 1 point
each time;
- the first reception of the station on UHF located
outside your region gives you 25 points each time;
(A second reception of the same station on the same frequency
doesn't take in account.)
- inclusion of the station address, phone and fax numbers in
your report gives you extra 10% to the points for this station;
- inclusion of the full frequency schedule of the station in
your report gives you extra 25% to the points for
LW & MW reception, 50% to the points for SW reception,
10% to the points for UHF reception of this station.
The participation fee is 5000 rubles or 2 IRCs for MIDXB subscribers or 15 rubles or 5
IRCs for the others.
The report with the participation fee should be send before June 15 (according postmark)
to the following address:
Russia 125581, Moscow A-581, P.O.Box 65, c/o Vadim Alexeew, Club of DXers.
The results will be published in the August edition of MIDXB. Every participant will
receive a certificate with the place and points. First five places will be awarded with
WRTH-97, annual MIDXB subscription, annual subscription on our reference book
"Broadcasts from abroad in the Russian language" and another prizes.
Welcome to our competition! For any additional information you may ask to:
Russia, 125581 Moscow A-581, P.O.Box 65, Vadim Alexeew or
via Internet: gusev@vxitep.itep.ru.
(Konstantin Gusev via rec.radio.shortwave via Pete Costello, via Cumbre Dx)
SPAIN
According to announcements REE Madrid changed its weekend schedule. The
European/African schedule now is announced as: Mon-Fri 2000-2055 UTC, Sat 2205-2300 UTC,
Sun 2200-2255 on 6125 to Europe and 11775 kHz to Africa.
(Erik Koie in Copenhagen, Mar 2) [in effect since Sept]
TAJIKISTAN External Radio Tajikistan, Dushanbe, is the external service of Tajik
Radio, the state broadcaster.
Radio Tajikistan, ul Chapayeva 31, Dushanbe 735025, Tajikistan
0100-0200
0300-0345
1400-1500
7245 1143
Dari, 0200-0300 Persian, 4975 1143 648 kHz.
Dari, 0400 Arabic, 0415-0500 Persian 9905 4975 1143 648 kHz.
Dari, 1500 Persian, 1600 Dari, 1645 English, 1700 Arabic, 1715-1800
648 kHz. (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 25)
TAIWAN
Vo Free China in German language from Mar 30th:
1800-1900 UTC still on 9955 kHz but 325 degrees. 2100-2200 UTC 15600, 17750 kHz via WYFR
Okeechobee Florida relay. (Carsten Hoefer-KOR, RKI, Mar 3)
TURKEY
c.f. BC-DX #294: The following frequencies in the TRT Ankara frequency list Z97
are tentative, and may subject of variation.
5960, 7300, 11970, 11995 and 13695 kHz. (Benno Klink, DG1EA, Mar 6)
USA
New program about computers on WRMI.
"Computer Beat" is the name of a new program on WRMI dealing with the world of
computers, the world wide web, developments with PC's (personal computers) and how
people are using them, the latest releases in software, and information on how to get
access to computers and to the Internet. Hosted by Michael Erbschloe, Computer Beat is
broadcast Sundays at 2100-2115 UTC (4:00-4:15 pm Eastern time) on 9955 kHz.
One of the major computer developments in recent years has been the Internet and the
world wide web. "And people are talking about this around the world," explains
Erbschloe. "It's a good way for you -- if you are in a remote area -- to access
information that probably was not available to you before you managed to get some sort
of Internet access and a computer. We'll be talking about some of those resources on
the Computer Beat international edition on WRMI." (WRMI, Mar 2)
RFA - Radio Free Asia schedule,
Burmese language 0030-0130 UTC
1500-1600 UTC
Chinese language 1500-1600 UTC
1600-1700
2300-2400
New addit Korean
Tibetan language
Vietnamese lang.
1530-1630
2200-2300
1300-1400
2300-2400
0030-0130
1400-1500
put together acc various sources:
7455, 7515, 7530 kHz.
6240, 7540, 9440 kHz.
7495, 7530, 9455-KHBI, 9910-KHBN, and
9805 kHz via addit Delano, California.
UTC 7495, 7530 kHz.
UTC 7495, 7530, 9650, 9910, 11970-Delano,
13800-KHBI.
UTC 5855, 7520, 9980, 11600 kHz.
UTC 7495, 7530, 7550, 9455-KHBI, 9650 kHz.
UTC 7355, 9440 kHz.
UTC 7415, 7550 kHz.
UTC 5865, 7415, 9910-KHBN.
UTC 5865, 6240, 7520, 9930-KWHR.
This frequency note - interesting propagationally: The Radio Free Asia [RFA] Mandarin
sce during its transmission at 2300-0000 UTC has added 11970 kHz. This is from the VOA
[Voice of America] transmitting station in Delano, California. It's RFA's first use of a
US-based [mainland!] facility. VOA has not used California txs for bcs to China for many
years; a better signal can be heard from the VOA relays in the PHL and THA.
RFA does not have permission of those two countries for access to those VOA relay
facilities. (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 1)
Observations: 1515...1525 UTC: Burmese service on 6240 kHz (SIO 232, splatter from
6235), 7540 (SIO 252) and 9440 kHz (SIO 454 powerhouse]), all with CIS-like modulation.
1600...1610 UTC: No signal detectable on 5855 kHz. On 7520 kHz underneath local QRM
carrier detectable. 9980 kHz: tentative RFA Korean sce, SIO 252. On 11600 kHz test loop
"This is RFA program channel 3" in English and Russian, fluttery, SIO 232.
(AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information sce, Mar 5-8)
TDP web-site.
From now on, the TDP, the "Transmitter Documentation Project" has it's own web-site.
Look for it on http://www.ping.be/tdp
Your comment is of course most welcome. Ludo Maes, Mar 2
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 296
13 Mar 1997
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ALASKA
Perhaps you've heard it in already RNMN, that HAARP conducts tests for DXers.
Transmission on Sat, Mar 8, 0430-0500 UTC.
Detailed sked is: 0430 UTC carrier for 5 mins, frequ will be on or near 6990 kHz,
beaming straight up. 0435 UTC CW for 5 mins, speed 10 words per minute. 0440 UTC again 5
mins carrier on or near 6990 kHz, this time beaming SE. 0445 UTC CW.
At 0450 UTC changing to 3400 kHz or near. Again 5 mins carrier, then 5 mins CW.
QSLs are offered from HAARP tests, when CW text and info on the strength of the constant
carrier is enclosed.
Address: HAARP Tests, PO Box 271, Gakoma, Alaska 99573
For the tests they'll use 17 of their umbrella antennas and a power of 340 kW.
More info under http://www.haarp.alaska.edu
Haven't visited the www site yet, but am quite confident to find an e-mail address too,
so that it's not necessary to send the report via snail-mail.
(Martin Elbe, DD9MW, Mar 7)
Military to test research project on SW.
Next week, you'll have an opportunity to hear another US government txing facility from
US soil. This is not for bcing, but rather an experiment to heat and alter a small
portion of the ionosphere. It's called HAARP which stands for High-Frequency Active
Auroral Research Project. It's operated by the US Navy and Air Force and a consortium of
US universities. Its purpose is to study the properties and behaviour of the ionosphere.
The experiment will place emphasis on being able to understand and use it to enhance
communications and surveillance systems for both civilian and defence purposes. The
HAARP facility is located near Gakona, Alaska. When the facility is completed, it will
have 360 10-kW txs, fed into 360 dipole antennas. That will focus the energy up to a
small area of the ionosphere. The signals will be transmitted on frequs between 2.8 and
10 MHz.
Because the HAARP project affects nature, at least to some extent, it has its critics
among environmentalists. Some even claim the project could eventually be used to
manipulate world weather and alter persons'moods and mental states. Others just say it's
a waste of American taxpayers' money. The managers of the HAARP project have conducted a
thorough public relations campaign to assuage any fears. This has included open houses
at the HAARP site in Alaska.
HAARP also operates an extensive Web site; the URL is:
http://server5550.itd.nrl.navy. mil/ projects/haarp
The frequently asked questions page tells us that no, HAARP will not punch a hole in the
ionosphere, no HAARP will not change weather. For an overview the debate about the HAARP
project, you can refer to a Web site operated by the University of Alaska at Anchorage;
the URL is:
http://local. uaa.alaska.edu/~anmsg/ecolinx/alaska.html
The HAARP project has announced a special txion to allow SW listeners and radio amateurs
to hear the txs in Alaska and to get a QSL card. Here is the schedule:
UTC 8th March at 0430 until about 0500 UTC. At 0430-0450, the frequ will be 6990 kHz.
The content will be: 0430 open carrier, 0435 CW or Morse Code message, 0440 open
carrier, 0445 CW message.
At 0450 UTC the frequ changes to 3400 kHz. The content will be: 0450 open carrier, 0455
CW message. That CW message will be at 10 words per minute and you need to copy that
content to qualify for the QSL card. So brush up on your code! The address for reception
reports is:
HAARP, P.O. Box 271, Gakona, Alaska, 99573, USA
ALBANIA
TRANS WORLD RADIO - CERRIK, ALBANIA
PROGRAM SCHEDULE SUMMER SEASON 97
30 MAR 97 - 26 OCT 97
TIME/UTC DAY
LANGUAGE
MB FREQU PWR AZI
0500-0515 1234567 KURDISH
25 11635 100 090
0515-0530 1234567 POLISH
31 09510 100 350
0830-0845 23456 HUNGARIAN 31 09490 100 350
0845-0900
0845-0900
1030-1100
1340-1410
1340-1410
1340-1440
1340-1440
1340-1455
1340-1455
1355-1455
1355-1455
1502-1517
1502-1517
1502-1532
1502-1532
1500-1530
1535-1550
1535-1620
1600-1645
1600-1645
1700-1715
123 5
6
6
7
7
6
6
2345
2345
1
1
67
67
12345
12345
1234567
67
12345
1234567
1234567
123
SLOVAK
CZECH
SLOVAK
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
ARMENIAN
ARMENIAN
ARMENIAN
ARMENIAN
POLISH
UKRAINIAN
UKRAINIAN
FARSI
FARSI
LITHUANIAN
31
31
31
25
31
25
31
25
31
25
31
25
31
25
31
31
31
31
25
31
31
09490
09490
09490
11635
09665
11635
09665
11635
09665
11635
09665
12080
09950
12080
09950
09485
09970
09970
12085
09665
09495
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
350
350
350
033
033
033
033
033
033
033
033
090
090
090
090
350
033
033
090
090
350
1702-1717
1702-1717
1717-1747
1717-1747
1702-1747
1702-1747
1800-1815
1800-1815
1
1
1
1
234567
234567
6
6
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
BELORUS
BELORUS
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
25
31
25
31
25
31
31
41
11635
09665
11635
09665
11635
09665
09475
07250
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
033
033
033
033
033
033
130
130
TRANS WORLD RADIO
TIME/UTC DAY
LANGUAGE
0515-0530 123 567 POLISH
0830-0845 23456 HUNGARIAN
0845-0900 123 5
SLOVAK
0845-0900
6 CZECH
1030-1100
6 SLOVAK
1500-1530 1234567 POLISH
1535-1550
67 UKRAINIAN
1700-1715 123
LITHUANIAN
(TWR Europe, Mar 7)
- SHIJAK, ALBANIA
MB FREQU PWR ANT
41 07385 100 350
41 07385 100 350
41 07385 100 350
41 07385 100 350
41 07385 100 350
41 07385 100 350
41 07385 100 350
41 07385 100 350
AUSTRALIA
9815 kHz R Australia with news at 1510 UTC, "this nx comes from Radio
Australia". (Lianus via Cumbre Dx Feb)
AUSTRIA
From Mar 21, under ORF umbrella a lot of different organizations will
broadcast on MW Vienna Bisamberg 1476 kHz, but with 60 kW only [regular registered 600
kW]. 1800-0008 hrs local time, corresponding 1700-2308 UTC til March 29, 1600-2208 UTC
on DST. The station will do a contribution to the education of journalist rising
generation. Some of the Vienna University institutes will contribute to the training.
Also free radio groups are amongst, invited to take part broadcasting. ORF Vienna itself
will bc at 2200-2300 hrs local time.
(ORF SW Panorama, Mar 8)
ORF Austria on Medium Wave. After a break of more than two years Austria Radio (ORF Oesterreichischer Rundfunk) resumes bcing on MW 1476 kHz, with 60 kW from Vienna
Bisamberg, sched fr March 21. The daily transmissions (1700-2300 UTC) will consist of
- relays of "Oesterreich 1", the Home Service news, information & culture channel;
- "Radio 1476", open access/educational radio: programmes provided by free radio groups,
students, journalistic schools etc; but under the auspices and responsibility of ORF
(due to restrictions in the current broadcast law);
- relay of "Radio Austria International", German and English sces (2200-2300), with
"Intermedia" on Fridays. ("Intermedia" is the new name of RAI's media magazine
"Kurzwellen-Panorama".)
This is a low-budget test, and RR's helping to establish the range of transmission and
quality of signal will be welcome. Useful reports will be honoured with a special
limited-edition QSL. The groups involved in "Radio 1476" are:
- "Wien Weite Welle" (Radio & Internet)
- "Uniradio" (Institute for Publicistics and Communication, University of Vienna)
- "Freak Radio" (Handicapped and the Media)
- "Institut fuer Technikfolgenabschaetzung" (Institute for Evaluation of the
Consequences of Technical Development, Academy of Sciences, Vienna)
- "Radio Schoepfwerk" (Free Radio)
- "Tribuene Afrikas" (African Tribune)
- "Polycollege Stoebergasse" (Free Access Radio training in adult education)
- "Radiotheater" (Institute for Theatrical Sciences, Vienna)
- "Romano Centro" (Roma and Sinti minorities)
- "Verein Freies Radio Wien" (Free Radio)
- "Europaeische Journalismus Akademie" (European Academy for Journalism)
Coordination and production: Polycollege.
(Wolf Harranth OE1WHC, Host, ORF Kurzwellen-Panorama/Intermedia)
At 19th Apr again there is an International Marconi Day. ORF - Radio Austria
International Vienna will operate the Ham station OE1M around the clock from 0000-2400
UTC. Frequs of this st will be announced at every hour xx00 by R. Austria International.
A special QSL card will be issued (include an IRC), RR's to Radio Austria International,
A-1136 Vienna, Austria. (direct via WWDXC, Feb 24)
BHUTAN
Bhutan B/C Sce is noted on 6030 kHz (in place of 6035 kHz) at 0500-1000 UTC
with English at 0800-0900 UTC. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Mar 9)
BULGARIA
New frequs of Radio BULGARIA Sofia eff Mar 30 till Oct 25:
SoAM
2300-0000 9415 11660 Sp, 0000-0100 Bulg, 0100-0200 Sp
2115-2215 11660 13710 Sp
CeAM 0100-0200
9700 Sp
NoAM/EUR
2300-0000
0000-0300
0300-0400
7480 9435 E
7480 9485 Bulg
9485 11720 F, 0400-0500 E
Russia
0200-0300
0300-0400
1400-1500
1500-1800
1224
6035
7425
7425
6035 7430 R
7430 Bulg
9775 11855 R
9775 Bulg, 1800-1900 Russian
Balcan
0300-0400
0400-0430
1224
1224
Bulg
6140
0400-0500
0415-0500
0500-0630
0630-0730
0630-0900
0800-0900
1200-1500
1500-1545
1715-1800
1800-1900
1224
5945
1224
1224
1224
5930
1224
1224
1224
1224
6140
6040
6040
5895
5895
7135
6195
5850
5860
5850
Asia
1200-1300 13790
1400-1500 13715
E
Bulg
Europe
0300-1700
0300-2100
7115 Greek excl.Sat, 0430-0500 Alban excl.Sat
0500-0600 Serbian, M-F
7115 Greek, Sat only
Turkish, M-F
7115 Turkish, Sat/Sun only
Alban, 0730-0900 Serbian, Sat only
Serbian, Sun only
Greek,
Sun only
7310 Bulg
5860 Serbian, 1545-1630 Alban, 1630-1715 Greek
7455 Turkish
5860 Bulg, 1900-1945 Alban,
1945-2030 Greek, 2030-2115 Serbian
9850 250 kW 273 degr
7670 15 kW nondir
Bulg (dom sce Horizont)
Bulg (dom sce Horizont)
0415-0500 7345 Turkish, M-F
0500-0630 7375 Turkish, Sat/Sun only
0515-0600 9485 11825 German
0600-1200 (-0900 M-F) 1224 500 kW 205 degr Bulg (dom sce Horizont)
0600-0700 9485 11825 F
0630-0900 9475 Serbian, Sun only
0730-0900 9475 Serbian, Sat only
1000-1100 11660 15185 German
1000-1100 11605 13630 F
1615-1700 9700 11720 German, 1700-1800 F, 1800-1900 German
1900-2000 E, 2000-2100 F, 2100-2200 E
1700-2000 7495 Bulg
1715-1800 7355 Turkish
1715-1800 5850 7510 Italian
1915-2015 9500 11660 Sp
2000-2045 7495 7510 Italian
2115-2200 1224 5850 Italian
2115-2215 11660 13710 Sp
ME 1400-1500 11760 Bulg
1515-1615 9430 11625 Arabic
1800-1900 7455 Bulg
NoAF 2015-2115 11660 13710 Arabic
English
1200-1300
1900-2000
2300-2400
0400-0500
(R Bulgaria, Mar 8)
UTC 13790 kHz EaAS
& 2100-2200 UTC 9700, 11720 kHz EUR
UTC 7480, 9435 kHz NoAM
UTC 9485, 11720 kHz NoAM
German
0515-0600 UTC 9485 and 11825 kHz
1000-1100 UTC 11660 and 15185 kHz
1615-1700 & 1800-1900 UTC 9700 and 11720 kHz
Spanish
1915-2015
2115-2215
2300-2400
0100-0200
UTC 9500, 11660 kHz
UTC 11660, 13710 kHz (interference expected by WINB, USA)
& 0100-0200 UTC 9415, 11660 kHz
UTC also on 9700 kHz
Russian
1400-1500 UTC 7425, 9775, 11855 kHz
1800-1900 UTC 7425, 9775 kHz
0200-0300 UTC 6035, 7430, and MW 1224 kHz.
(PanIview-BUL, Rumen Pankov, Ivo Ivanov, O. Chengeliev,
Sylvia Ivanova, Mar 1;
Petar V. Georgiev-BUL, pgeorgi@mail.techno-link.com
via Bernhard Klink, Mar 1)
COSTA RICA
Radio for Peace International, Cd. Colon, UN discussion on Zaire civil war
/ conflict, at 2350 UTC on v7383.5 kHz. (WB, Mar 8)
CUBA
RHC La Habana on new 6180 & 6000 kHz, 0330 French,
0400-0500 UTC English. (PanIview-BUL, Mar 1)
ECUADOR
HCJB WORLD RADIO Z97A BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(March 30th - October 26th, 1997)
Language
ARABIC
Time (UTC)
2000-2130
CZECH
0530-0600 (TWTSS) 9420 Europe
1800-1830 (TWTSS) 12025 Europe
15550 Europe
Fqy
Target
12025 N.Africa
15520 N.Africa
Power Azimuth
250
058
100
041
100
250
100
040
040
041
ENGLISH
0000-0400
0400-0700
0730-0930
0700-1058
1100-1600
1900-2158
9745
9745
5865
9645
12005
15115
11960
E.N.America
W.N.America
Europe
S.Pacific
Caribbean
N/S America
Europe
100
360
100
324
250
038
100
228
50
043
50/50 353/160
100
042
FRENCH
0030-0100
0630-0700
1930-2000
9410
9765
12025
15550
E.Canada
Europe
Europe
Europe
100
100
250
100
351
040
040
041
GERMAN
0430-0500
2300-0000
5860
9415
9765
6125
12025
15550
12005
Europe
Europe
Europe
S.America
Europe
Europe
N/S America
250
100
100
100
250
100
250
038
040
040
155
040
041
330/124
JAPANESE
0430-0500
1130-1200
2200-2300
9765 N.America
9415 Japan
11615 S.America
100
250
100
329
320
126
KIKONGO
0500-0515 (M-F)
9765 SW Africa
100
100
PORTUGUESE
0800-0930
1500-1800
2300-0230
100
100
100
155
100
124
QUICHUA
0830-1030
0830-1000
0830-1400
0830-1400
2100-0300
2100-0300
2130-2358
690
6110
3220
6080
3220
6080
9745
RUSSIAN
0200-0430
0515-0700
5860
5865
9380
12005
0600-0630
0930-1000
1900-1930
2230-2300
6125 S.Brazil
15295 Amazonia
11615 S.Brazil
Ecuador
S.America
Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador
S.America
050
100
8
8
8
8
100
000/180
155
090(vert)
090(vert)
090(vert)
090(vert)
155
W.Russia
W.Russia
W.Russia
N/S America
250
250
100
250
038
038
035
330/124
100
250
100
040
040
041
100
100
100
050
050
50/50
250
100
050
351
131
000/180
018/172
330/150
050
035
SLOVAK
0530-0600 (M,F)
1830-1900 (M,F)
9420 Europe
12025 Europe
15550 Europe
SPANISH
0700-0730
1030-1358
1030-1400
1030-0504
9765
9765
11960
690
6050
15140
12025
9380
1400-0458
2130-2228
Europe
N.America
S.America
Ecuador
Andes
N/S America
Europe
Europe
TAJIK
0115-0130 (Su-Th)
5860 Cent.Asia
250
038
UKRAINIAN
0500-0515
5865 Ukraine
9380 Ukraine
250
100
038
035
UZBEK
0130-0200 (Su-Th)
5860 Cent.Asia
250
038
HCJB also broadcasts 24 hours per day in upper sideband
on 21455 kHz (500 watts) at 35/225 degrees:
English at 0000-1600, 1900-2200 UTC. Japanese 2200-2300 UTC.
Spanish 1600-1900, 2300-2400 UTC.
Frequency Management
HCJB World Radio
Casilla 17-17-691
Quito, Ecuador, South America
FAX: +593 2 447 263
E-mail: dlewis@hcjb.org.ec
(HCJB-EQA)
EGYPT
4900 kHz Radio Cairo heard again, only last Wed, at 2320-2235 UTC tune in Arab
songs till 2330 UTC, then clock, ID, nx in Arabic. Good signal.
(Liangas via Cumbre Dx, Feb 26)
[usual outlet of fundamental 9800 kHz on nearby countries, closed to Egypt. Observed in
the seventies and eighties during my holiday trips to Crete, Rhodes, Cyprus, and Turkey.
Much stronger in the Mediterranean mornings. ed]
FRANCE
RFI Issoudun 6175 kHz in French back at 1100-1200 UTC.
(PanIview-BUL, Mar 1)
GEORGIA
Here is the information concerning Voice of Hope transmission on 7520 kHz (see
BC-DX #295). Many thanks to Jerry Berg and Ed Rausch (USA) for their assistance.
(Nikolai Pashkevich-RUS, Mar 8)
7520 kHz, Voice of Hope. Re the rpt of this one in NU 1414, it probably originates from
CIS; powerful signal in Moscow, S9/20. (Pashkevich-Russia)
Indeed. A FAX rpt brought a FAX reply from the UK office (FAX 01432-263-408) which reads
as follows: "The Voice of Hope bc you listened to on 3 March was from Dusheti
(Tbilisi), Georgia, using a 100 kw tx with an antenna azimuth of 302 degrees to western
Europe." The full address in NU 1414 should have been "HR4 9XR Hereford, England."
(Rausch-NJ)
Just a short note regarding High Adventure Ministries. The programme for EUR on 7520 kHz
is via Tbilisi, Georgia, acc. to information by phone from High Adventure Headquarters
in Simi Valley, CA. (Thomas Drescher-D, Mar 10)
Vo Abkhazia noted starting at 0430 til past 0515 UTC, in Russian
on v9494.7 kHz. (WB Mar 9)
GERMANY/NETHERLANDS
RN Z97 via Deutsche Telekom Nauen replacing 7190 by 9860 kHz,
English 1030-1225 UTC, 100 kW, 280 degr towards UK.
HAWAII
Cumbre Special-The Mahalo Dxpedition. Dave Valko and Hans Johnson went
on a Dxpedition to the northeast part of Maui, Hawaii, during late Febr and early March.
CAMBODIA v6089.7 kHz Dom Sce, TENTATIVE Steady here, but rarely good enough to get any
audio. 1055 UTC instrumental up-tempo song then very weak talk at 1057 UTC by man.
v11940.4 kHz National Voice of Cambodia 1308 UTC mx, low modulation. 1315 bit of
Vietnamese talk by woman, open carrier briefly and off.
KIRIBATI
9810U kHz R Kiribati NEW FREQUENCY After several days of not understanding
why we couldn't hear them on 9825 kHz, I rang them. According to st personnel, they
moved here, because listeners on Christmas Island complained of poor reception.
Operating here with 1 kW, but only from 0530-0930 UTC (not at other times Kiribati is
on). Per monitoring, the English hour is at 0600 UTC starting with R. Australia nx. The
constant cutting off of the tx, according to Valko, is probably a VOX feature on the tx
that causes it to cut off if no audio is detected.
LAOS
v6973 kHz Luang Prabang The listed Nei Menggu that is suppose to operate around
here was untraced, so if you here a station around here, you probably got this guy. Sked
is *1030v-1400* and they run //to 6130 UTC from 1200 (including the gongs) until about
1230 UTC.
MYANMAR
4725 kHz Home Sce Humming tx but still has English lesson at 1330 UTC on Fris.
5973 kHz Myawadi PRESUMED and I believe it is on. Getting an id is one thing, but
hearing them at 1330*, *1430 and 1530* UTC is something we noted several times. Plenty
of local-sounding music on this one.
SOMALIA
v7537.7 kHz R Hargeisa, a st I have dreamed about since 1976. Heard as early
as 1640 UTC fade in and usually till 1800* UTC. Ided by Valko one morning as Radyo
Hargeisa and about a million mentions of Somaliland (the only time I slept during the
whole Dxpediton J). This one is constantly drifting and was as high as 7539 kHz by sign
off. There is also a steady het on v7535.4 kHz so watch out. This guy is USB and carrier
and is drifting rapidly, one had to constantly retune.
TAHITI
v15167 kHz RFO-Tahiti still on, but weak even here with a pile of wire and an
all water path. Congrats to those who have heard this at any distance recently.
VIETNAM
I was able to monitor the following Vietnamese reg sts and I recorded most of
the sign-on/offs for them. The ID's are my best guess, but if someone knows Vietnamese,
I would be happy to share my tapes.
v4677 kHz *1000-1500* Lao Cau Poor modulation and just cuts the feed at sign off.
//Hanoi v5924 kHz from 1400-1500 UTC.
v4739 kHz *1200-1400* Son La, poor modulation.
5030 kHz No chance to hear the reported Hmong sce here, China dominates the freq with a
weak Malaysia underneath.
v5597 kHz *1000-1500* Lao Cai, //6702 kHz at times. //Hanoi v5924 kHz from 1400-1500
UTC. Weak modulation.
6531 kHz *1200-1400* Cao Bang Anthem type mx at sign on. Modulation ok.
v6548 kHz *1030-1200* Yen Bai Anthem type mx and alternating man and woman talking.
Modulation ok. v6702 kHz See 5597v. (Johnson Cumbre Dx, Mar 8)
INDIA
AIR noted with 2 addit channel. At 1330-1500 UTC in English to SoAS on a new
9545 kHz, //11620 13710 kHz. Also 11715 kHz added at 0130-0229 UTC in Nepali //3945 6045
7250 9550 kHz. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Mar 9)
IRAN
IRIB Tehran Bosnian sce (Serbo-Croatian "Ovdje Tehran") observed in progress at
2200 UTC, lasting til 2240 UTC close-down, on new 7100 kHz in 40 metres HAM band!.
//9022 kHz. (WB Mar 8)
6015 kHz Voz de la IRIB, Kalamabad, programa en espanol, //6050 kHz.
Nx at 0232 UTC; ann frequencies at 0230 UTC, doesn't mention 6015 kHz frequency.
(JGarzon via Cumbre Dx, 23 Feb)
English 1100-1225
1530-1625
Arabic 0600-1100
Urdu
1330-1425
Bengali 1430-1525
Chinese 1330-1425
Swahili 1700-1725
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
11875 11930 new15084 v15260.4 kHz.
new 7215 kHz.
new 5995 kHz.
new 6175 & new 7115 kHz.
new 7115 & new 7215 kHz.
new 6050 & new 7215 kHz.
new v9685.6 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Mar 1)
KOREA D.P.R.
v4404.9 kHz R Pyongyang Unlisted for this sce, but heard in English at
1114 UTC. //6575 kHz. Uses this channel for several hours.
Comment by Kai Ludwig: feeder frequency, in case of feeder cable breaks, towards the tx
locations in the North (Kanggye and Kujang). QRG researched by diligent Korean fellow
editor of NHK R Japan; also print out in WRTH. (Cumbre Dx special, Mar 10)
LIBYA
in Arabic replaced 9700 by 15235 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Mar 1)
MALI
CRI via Bamako relay in Spanish at 2300-2400 UTC on v11874.1 kHz, //15120 BamakoMLI too. Lovely Chinese music. (WB, Mar 8)
MONACO
TRANS WORLD RADIO - MONTE CARLO, MONACO
PROGRAM SCHEDULE SUMMER SEASON 97
30 MAR 97 - 26 OCT 97
TIME/UTC DAY
LANGUAGE
MB FREQU PWR AZI
0645-0805
6 ENGLISH
31 09755 100 324
0645-0820
7 ENGLISH
31 09755 100 324
0655-0820 12345
ENGLISH
31 09755 100 324
0830-0845 123456 GERMAN
0830-0845 123456 GERMAN
0830-0915
7 GERMAN
41 07160 500
49 06230 100
41 07160 500
026
013
026
0830-0915
7
1005-1020 123456
1005-1020 123456
1100-1145
7
GERMAN
GERMAN
GERMAN
HUNGARIAN
49
41
49
41
06230
07160
06230
09490
100
500
100
500
013
026
013
044
1230-1315 123 5
1230-1245
67
1230-1245
4
1245-1315
7
1245-1315
4
1245-1315
6
CROATIAN
CROATIAN
SERBIAN
MACEDONIAN
CROATIAN
SLOVENIAN
41
41
41
41
41
41
07255
07255
07255
07255
07255
07255
100
100
100
100
100
100
085
085
085
085
085
085
1330-1400 1234567 GERMAN
1330-1400 1234567 GERMAN
41 07160 500
49 06230 100
026
013
1515-1600 12 45
CZECH
1530-1600
3
CZECH
1515-1530
3 67 SLOVAK
41 07355 500
41 07355 500
41 07355 500
044
044
044
1601-1616
7
1601-1631 123456
1600-1630 1
567
1600-1615 234
41
41
31
31
044
044
105
105
HUNGARIAN
HUNGARIAN
ROMANIAN
ROMANIAN
07355
07355
09925
09925
500
500
100
100
(TWR Europe, Mar 7)
NETHERLANDS
Radio Netherlands - RN summer English schedule valid Mar 30th til Oct
26th.
0030-0130
SAs
T5905, A7305
(03/30-05/04)
T9855, A11655 (05/04-09/07)
NAm
F6020, B6165, B9845
0130-0230
SAs
T5905, A7305
(03/30-05/04)
M/T9855, M/A11655 (05/04-09/07)
0230-0330
SAs
M9855, M11655
0430-0530
NAm
B6165, B9590
0730-0830
Pac
B9720, B9820
0830-0930
Pac
B9720, B9820
0930-1030
FE, SEAs
P12065, I13710
1030-1130
FE, SEAs
P12065, I13710
Eu
W6045, N9860
1130-1230
Eu
W6045, N9860
1330-1430
SAs
M9890, M12090, T15585
1430-1530
SAs
M9890, M12090, T15585
1730-1830
SEAf, WAf M6020, M7120, F11655
1830-1930
SEAf, WAf M6020, M7120, F9895, F11655, B15315, B17605
1930-2030
SEAf, WAf M6020, M7120, F9895, F11655, B15315, B17605
2330-0030
NAm
F6020, B6165, B9845
Transmitter sites: A=Alma Ata
N=Nauen
B=Bonaire
P=Petropavlovsk
F=Flevoland
T=Tashkent
I=Irkutsk
W=Wertachtal
M=Madagascar
This summer no transmissions to EUR on MW 1440 kHz, but back on air at autumn. English
sce of RN began bcing 50 years ago, Febr 1947. There will be an Open Day on June 7th
featuring tours to bc center at Witte Kruislaan 55. The festivities run from 1000-1600
CEST local time. Contact RN for further information.
Address: Radio Netherland, PO Box 222, Hilversum, Holland.
email letters@rnw.nl
WWW http://www.rnw.nl
(RN printed schedule, via JKB, Mar 8)
PAKISTAN
R Pakistan in English 1600-1630 UTC replaced 9903 by v9513.6 kHz. Urdu 17001800 new 9485 (x11570.1). Turkish 1700-1800 new 9510.6 varies up to 9513.6 kHz.
Indonesian 0900-1000 new v15026.3 (x15566.2) kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Mar 1)
1600-1630 UTC observed on 9485 and v11565.1 kHz, also ann 7?10, 11820, 15555 kHz.
(WB Mar 8-9)
PHILIPPINES
KFBS Saipan.
RVA new Russian progr, Sunday special only, 1430-1525 UTC 9670 kHz, QRM de
RUSSIA
Radio Rossii's "Klub DX" by Pavel Mikhailov in Russian language is now: Sun
1430 &2130 UTC. Wed 1625, Thur 0025 & 0225 UTC.
Radio Slavyanka (x7100) now on 6260 kHz from 1500 UTC.
R Nederland Z97 periode in Dutch via SW Bolshakovo, 160 kW, 245 degr:
5835 kHz 2030-2126 UTC
6145 kHz 0500-0600 UTC
7310 kHz 1600-1700 UTC
Via Irkutsk Dutch 13695 kHz 2330-0026 UTC,
in English 13710 kHz 0930-1126 UTC 250 kW, 152 degr.
Vo Mediterranean replaced 7390 by new 12060 kHz, and //7440 kHz. Signing on at 1930 UTC
when VoR German is in progress, VoM starting at 2000 UTC. HFCC lists Almaty site,
but should be via Samara. (Klaus Lieberwirth-D, Mar 8)
[Z96 listed 12060 1400-2100 EKB 240 255 RUS, Ekaterinburg]
UNID: Voice of Hope on 7520 kHz, 1900-2000 UTC. Observed "Morning Chapel Hour" progr,
produced in U.S.A.
(Klaus Lieberwirth-D, Mar 8)
SEYCHELLES
FEBA Radio moved onto 7350 (x6140) kHz with Tamil at 0115-0200 UTC. Bengali
on 15445 (x7270) kHz at 1415-1445 UTC. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Mar 9)
FEBA Mahe to ME Philippine workers, Suns only at 0500-0558 UTC in Filipino on 15555 kHz,
23332. (WB, Mar 9)
SYRIA
R Damascus is now back on 13610 kHz, Arabic 0600-1500 UTC, Russian German French
English 1700-0015 UTC. Clandestine st "Voice of Iraq" in Arabic noted till 0530 UTC on
v9950 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Mar 1)
THAILAND
R Thailand Bangkok in English at 0530 UTC on 15115 kHz, well signal level,
but very early in the morning for Europeans. (WB , Mar 9)
TURKEY
Tyrkie Polis Radyosu observed recently at 2345 UTC playing Turkish mx,
seemingly on 24 hrs schedule? (WB Mar 8)
USA
Revised DXing with Cumbre schedule as of 7 March 1997, as seen on the
WHR www site.
VIA WHRI, INDIANA:
Fri 2330 5745 Eur/Rus/ME/Afr/N Am
Sat 0600 5760 same
Sat 0600 7315 Americas
Sat 1400 6040 Eur/Rus/ME/Afr/N Am
Sat 1830 9495 Americas
(Sun 0430 on 5760 no longer listed)
Sun 1730 13760 same
Sun 2300 5745 Eur/Rus/ME/Afr/N Am
VIA KWHR, HAWAII (to Asia and Pacific)
(Sat 0200 no longer listed)
Sat 0500 9930
Sun 1830 13625
(Mon 0100 no longer listed)
Mon 0330 17510
Times and frequs are subject to change, depending upon conditions and WHR's scheduling
needs. We can probably expect a time change, and perhaps some frequ changes, at the end
of this month.
Address for RR's: World Harvest Radio, P.O. Box 12
South Bend, IN 46624, U.S.A.
Also, check the World Harvest Radio Web page for the latest schedules of all programs on
WHRI and KWHR! Try either http://www.whri.com or
http://www.kwhr.com
to find out more!
According to the WHR Web page, RealAudio for all World Harvest txs is on-line now, so
give it a try if you have the right computer equipment. All progrs from all World
Harvest txs should be available, including DXing with Cumbre!
(73-- Marie Lamb, DXing with Cumbre, Mar 7)
WWCR Z97 Summer Schedule, first part, till April 5th.
tx #1 - 100 KW - 46 degrees
Freq
Time (UTC)
Dates
15.685
1100-2300
30 Mar 97-05 Apr 97
9.475
2300-0100
30 Mar 97-05 Apr 97
3.215
0100-0500
30 Mar 97-05 Apr 97
*3.210
0500-1100
30 Mar 96-05 Apr 97
* Note: Change to 3.210 is at 11:05PM-Monday thru Friday and 11:00PM-Sat/Sun
Freq
Time (UTC)
13.845
1400-0100
5.935
0100-1400
Dates
30 Mar 97-05 Apr 97
30 Mar 97-05 Apr 97
Freq
Time (UTC)
12.160
1400-2300
5.065
2300-1200
7.435
1200-1400
Dates
30 Mar 97-05 Apr 97
30 Mar 97-05 Apr 97
30 Mar 97-05 Apr 97
Freq
Time (UTC)
Dates
9.475
1300-2300
30 Mar
7.435
2300-0200
30 Mar
2.390
0200-1300
30 Mar
(WWCR web site, via Juergen Kubiak-D, Mar
97-05 Apr 97
97-05 Apr 97
97-05 Apr 97
9)
RFA - Radio Free Asia as received here in Europe. 49 and 41 mb will not propagating
soon, when DST will start, especially bcs in our European afternoon 1300-1700 UTC.
At present both KHBN RFA-outlets on 9910 and 9980 kHz are well propagating into Europe.
Korean on 25 mb seemingly testing again, observed on March 5th-6th on 11600 kHz, on Mar
8th off, on Mar 9th back on 11705 kHz again. But signal is very poor here, and suffering
deep fading.
[11705 kHz is also still in use by RL in Azeri til 1600 UTC too]
RFA signal strength here in Europe:
Burmese language 1500-1600 UTC 6240 S1-2, 7540 S3, 9440 kHz S3-4.
Chinese language 1500-1600 UTC 7495 S2, 7530 S1, 9455-KHBI S3-4,
9910-KHBN S3-4, and
9805 kHz Delano, California, S 1 under RFI Paris Issoudun.
1600-1700 UTC 7495 S2, 7530 S1, 9805 kHz S 1.
2300-2400 UTC 7495 S2, 7530 S2, 9650 no propagating,
9910 S2-3, 11870-Delano (x11970) S 1, 13800-KHBI no propagating.
New addit Korean 1530-1630 UTC 5855 nothing, 7520 S2, 9980 S3-4,
11600 kHz, poor on 6th, nothing on 8th, on 9th back on 11705 kHz.
2200-2300 UTC 7495 Israel on top, 7530 S2, 7550 S2,
9455-KHBI S 0-1, 9650 kHz S 0-1.
Tibetan language
1300-1400 UTC 7355 S 1-2, 9440 kHz S2.
2300-2400 UTC 7415 S 4,
7550 kHz S4.
Vietnamese lang.
1400-1500 UTC 5865 S 1, 6240 S 1, 7520 S3,
9930-KWHR S 2-3.
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 297
17 Mar 1997
________________________________________________________________________
AUSTRALIA
Senate hearing on future of external broadcasts. A former director of Radio
Australia has told a Senate inquiry the international broadcaster should be independent
of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation [ABC]. A Senate foreign affairs, defence and
trade committee has begun hearing evidence in Melbourne on the role and future of Radio
Australia and Australia TV. Both have been recommended for closure by a report into the
ABC.
Radio Australia director from 1980 to 1989 Peter Barnett says his former employer would
be better off without the ABC holding the purse strings. He says Radio Australia should
continue to use ABC material, but should have its own independent funding, management
and board. (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 12)
AUSTRIA
Mit Beginn des neuen Sendeplanes (ab der ersten Aprilwoche) gibt es
wesentliche Aenderungen beim Medienmagazin von Radio Oesterreich International:
- Der traditionelle Titel "Kurzwellen-Panorama" wird aufgegeben. Die neue, der
aktuellen und kuenftigen Entwicklung exakter entsprechende, Bezeichnung lautet:
I N T E R M E D I A
- Die Erstausstrahlung erfolgt bereits eine Stunde nach Produktion; die
Wiederholungen erstrecken sich nun auf das ganze Wochenende.
Intermedia in Z97:
Freitag/Fri 1605 und 2105 UTC. At 2105 also on MW Bisamberg 1476 kHz.
Samstag/Sat 0105*, 0405, 0805, 1105* UTC * = -> Nordamerika, sowie ADR
Sonntag/Sun 2005 UTC
DX Telegramm seven times in Z97: Sun 0525 0855 1225 1555 1725 1925, and 2225 UTC. Mon
0025 and 0225 UTC.
(Wolf Harranth OE1WHC - Radio Oesterreich International)
BELGIUM
RVI Brussels amendments in its tentative Z97 schedule from March 30th, as
announced in Flemish "Golfgids" progr: 1200-1400 UTC to NoAM 13785 kHz, due to Damascus
on 13610. 15585 kHz to SoEaAS. French 0700-0730 on 15545 kHz also. Sports special on
Sats 1800-2100 UTC on 13645 kHz. Schedule not fixed yet.
(RVI Mar 8)
CHILE
Christian Vision. This week I visited the former tx site of R. Nacional now
owned by Christian Vision, they are now adjusting and testing the station. The 8x100 kW
Harris txs will be repaired. The three Log Periodic antennas will be used and are
already OK, but two of the four curtains will not be used any more due to their
catastrophic state (those beamed to Americas). They are not permitted to use the frequs
of R. Nacional and are currently trying new ones. If this is a problem the txs may be
moved to another country, but if everything works out OK they will starting test
transmissions at the end of April and official broadcasts in October.
(Felipe Asenjo, Santiago, Chile, in Cumbre-DX, Mar 7)
CLANDESTINE
from/to ETHIOPIA on 6315 kHz. Voice of the Revolution of Tigray, unid.
here when first hrd at 0400 UTC, Mar 5, thought possibly Madagascar based on sound of
the lang.; but found to be this one at 0400 UTC, Mar 6, //5500 kHz. Indicated that they
moved here from 7515 kHz on Jan 25. On 6315 kHz slightly stronger, but requires LSB to
minimize ute QRM. (Berg) Since this stn is promoting Tigray autonomy, I prefer to list
it as a clandestine - Nick.
(via Cumbre Dx, Mar 13)
CUBA
RHC La Habana noted in English at 0100 UTC 9820 kHz, in Spanish 9505, 9550, and
usb9830 kHz. (WB Mar 15)
ETHIOPIA
Extended radio progrs announced. Eff 10th March, Radio Ethiopia will be
introducing new progrs as well as extending its morning and daytime bcs, the radio ann
7th March. On Mon-Fris, morning bcs in Oromifa 0300-0400, Amharic 0400-0600 UTC. Daytime
bcs in Amharic will start at 0800 UTC.
Suns daytime bcs will be extended by one hour, til 1500 UTC. ExcSats, morning and
daytime bcs will be transmitted on the 31, 41 and 49 mbs SW.
[5990, 7110, v9706 kHz]
FRANCE
Amended sked for RFI:
French to Africa ' Service Afrique' (27 minutes)
0430 3965 4890
0530 3965 5945 9790
0630 3965 5945 7135 9790 11700
2130 3965 5945 6175 7160 9790, 15300
French to Europe 1100-1145 6175 1700-1800 6175
1800-1900 3965 6175
(Radio World via Cees Van Oudheusden, via EDXP, Mar 3)
GERMANY
Deutsche Welle noted being reported as saying their Ext sces have now returned
to the planned normal as txs in Kigali, Rwanda, and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka are fully
operational after being targets in local civil strife. The need to press ahead with
automation at these relay sts will mean fewer staff being sent from Germany. This move
will figure well with management plans to cut costs which are needed due to reduced
funding from the German govt.
(Jack Fitzsimons-UK, in Mar WDXC Contact)
News on DW's Z97 schedule, from March 30th:
No Juelich site [by German Telekom] usage anymore.
Grigoriopol 999 kHz 500 kW nondirectional.
Krasnodar 1170 kHz 600 kW 210 degrees.
Nauen single 100 kW unit, 4 x 500 kW units.
If Sines-POR list is correct, at least a 4th tx of 250 kW has been installed recently,
and used in combined mode with 500 kW. Or even new 500 kW unit has been installed
either. At 1200-1430 UTC segment show two 250 kW, and a single 500 kW unit in use.
German 6075, French 11970 both 250 kW, ex-YUG block 1200-1430 UTC with 500 kW on 15545
kHz.
German Telekom Wertachtal schedule shows up to 13 x 500 kW in parallel, 75 mb 3995 kHz
is now 500 kW nondir, instead of Juelich 100 kW easy dipol.
Madagascar relay of R Nederland will be used in English at 0900-0950 UTC on 15205 kHz.
200 kW 245 degrees to EaAF.
DW English in Z97:
0100-0150 6040 6145
0200-0250 1548 7285
0300-0350 6085 6185
0400-0450 5990 6015
0500-0550 5960 6045
0600-0650 11915 13790
0900-0950 9565 15205
0900-0950 6160 12055
1100-1150 15370 15410
1600-1650 7185 9735
1600-1650 1548 6170
1900-1950 7250 9640
2000-2050 7170 9615
2100-2150 9735 11865
2100-2150 7115 9670
2300-2350 5980 7235
9640
9615
9535
7225
6185
15185
15410
17715
17765
11810
7225
9670
both
15135
9765
9690
11810 NoAM
9690 11945 11965 12045 SoAS
9615 9640 NoAM
9565 11765 AF/ME
9615 NoAM
17820 17860 21680 WeAF
17800 21600 AF
21680 AS/PAC
17800 WeAF
17800 AF/ME
9875 13690 SoAS
9735 11785 11810 13790 WeAF/ME
via Sines-POR to EUR
WeAF
11785 AS/PAC
EaAS
More DW 13 mb frequs reappeared:
German 21560-RRW 1400-1800 EUR/ME/AF. 21640-CLN 0600-0800 AUS/PAC.
Arabic to NE/ME 21705 Wertachtal 1300-1600.
Chinese 1000-1050 21640-CLN.
French to AF 21695-RRW 1200-1300, Hausa 1300-1350.
English to ME 0600-0650 21680-CLN.
English to SoEaAS/OCE 0900-0950, Swahili to AF 21600 1000-1050,
both Wertachtal-GER.
Persian 21695-CLN 0900-0950.
(DW radio, tune in)
GUAM Please note a change in our W-96 schedule eff Mar 9, 1997 for the remainder of the
W-96 season:
DEL KSDA Guam 9495kHz 2200-2300 100kW 285 degrees
ADD KSDA Guam 11895kHz 2200-2300 100kW 270 degrees
(Bob German, George Jacobs & Associates, Inc., Mar 12)
GUIANA French
CRI Beijing in English to NoAM at 0400-0500 UTC via Montsinery-GUF relay
replaced 9730 by 9790 kHz. (GH WoR, Mar 13)
INDIA
AIR in Tamil at 0000-0100 UTC propagating into EUR on 9835 kHz.
(WB Mar 14)
IRAN
7100 kHz VOIRI at 2234 UTC. French giving transmission skeds //6030, 7260, 9022
kHz; suddenly cut off at 2240, leaving the freq to a poor CPBS signal.
(Hill, via DXW, Mar 8)
IRIB Tehran Bosnian sce (Serbo-Croatian "Ovdje Tehran") observed in progress at 2200
UTC, lasting til 2240 UTC close-down, on new 7100 kHz in 40 metres HAM band!. //9022
kHz. (WB Mar 8)
7100 kHz,
2130 UTC.
continues
9022 kHz.
Bosnian sce observed fr 2130-2227 UTC, tx signing on at 2127 UTC. Then IS till
From 2227-2230 IS, into French till 2233 UTC, tx switched off then. French
6030, 7260, and 9022 kHz til 2327 UTC. Arabic 2130-2227 UTC on 6025, 7260, and
(WB Mar 14)
VOIRI Teheran adjusted their 9590 with 9585 kHz at 1330-1430 UTC, in Urdu causing cochannel QRM to DW-Trincomalee at the same time. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Mar 15)
IRAQ
Iraqi radio behaviour. Mother of Battles Radio (Arabic: idha'at umm al-ma'arik) a sce of the official Rep of Iraq Radio - on 10th March 3935 & 693 kHz at 1700-2000 UTC.
At 2000 UTC, when Mother of Battles signed off, the 3935 kHz tx went off the air, while
693 kHz switched to a relay of Iraqi Radio's Voice of the Masses (Arabic: sawt aljamahir) sce. During this period, Iraqi radio's main progr was on 1035, 963 and 756 kHz,
while Voice of Youth was on 1084 kHz.
Observations on MW opposition radios. The Iraqi opposition radio st which identifies
itself as Iraqi Army Radio (Arabic: idha'at al-jaysh al-iraqi) was observed on 9th and
10th March to have moved from its long-standing variable MW frequ between 1526 and 1539
kHz to 1566 kHz. It was observed repeating a one-hour bc from fade-in at 1400-1830 UTC
and 2015-2100 UTC.
Another Iraqi opposition radio, Al-Mustaqbal (The Future - see following report), was
carried on 1566 kHz from 1830-2000 UTC. Al-Mustaqbal also continues to bc on 1008 kHz at
various times of the day but not in parallel with 1566 kHz.
(BBCM via AGDX, Mar 9-10)
IRAQ/JORDAN
Iraq objects to Jordan-based opposition radio.
"What does Baghdad want from Amman?"
Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Sa'id al-Sahhaf objected to the continued transmission
fr Jordanian territory of the opposition Radio Accord [as published; reference to the
radio station called The Future (Al-Mustaqbal), which supports the Iraqi National
Accord, a Jordanian-based group opposed to the current Iraqi govt - see note below].
Sahhaf told a number of Jordanian officials who visited Baghdad that this st is unheard
by Iraqis, but the continuation of its transmissions from Amman obstructs serious moves
to restore bilateral relations. Sahhaf was quoted as saying that Baghdad can retaliate
by setting up a mobile radio st near the border to transmit anti-Jordanian progrs, but
it does not like to act in this way.
Sources said that Radio Accord was closed down for three days in response to a direct
request from Tariq Aziz. The radio, however, resumed transmission following the attack
launched by the Iraqi press against the Iraqi opposition being based in Jordan.
[A radio st called The Future (Al-Mustaqbal), which supports the Iraqi National Accord,
began bcing on 21st April 1996. The radio bcs on MW, possibly from txs in Egypt. A
spokesman for the group said in June 1996 that its progrs "are prepared in London and
northern Iraq". He denied that the USA was financing the radio st.]
('Al-Urdun', Amman, in Arabic 8 Mar, via BBCM via AGDX)
JAPAN
NHK Radio Japan Z97 in English as from April 1st, but relay changes from March
30th onwards.
Newly introduced services: 0600-0700 9835 & 12030 kHz to NoAM, 15230 to Hawaii and WeAM,
to EUR via UK 5975 & 7230 kHz. At 1700-1800 UTC 7110 kHz also via UK. 2100-2200 UTC
13630 kHz to NoAM.
English GS schedule changes: Usual Sackville-CAN 5960 kHz time shift to 0100-0200 UTC
(from April 7th). UK Skelton change 0500-0600 UTC 7230 (x6150). 0500-0530 UTC 13630 &
15230 (x9835&12000) kHz. Moyabi-GAB relay 0700-0800 UTC 15230 (x15165) kHz. GS deleted
at 0300-0400, 1400-1500, and 2300-2400 UTC.
(NHK RJ Media RoundUp, Mar 16)
KAZAKHSTAN/UKRAINE
Today I heard the German progr of Radio Kazakhstan Almaty at 1120
UTC. At the end they gave their German schedule as: Tue-Fri at 1120-1140 UTC, Sat/Sun at
1100-1120 UTC on 9620 and 11840 kHz, via Kiev Browary UKR relay. No mentioning of
Monday. (Erik Koie-DEN, Mar 12)
Spurious signal of Browary 11840 kHz 25 kHz away, on 11815 & 11865 kHz observed today
Mar 16th. English on Suns at about 1030-1100 UTC, German 1100-1120, Russian 1120-1200
UTC. (WB Mar 16)
KOREA P.D.R. 3560 kHz R Pyongyang at 1710-1725 UTC. Mx, political talk in English. This
freq is used irregularly as a backup feeder. BTW, if anyone having trouble QSLing R
Pyongyang, I will help forward your reports via Japan. Write to <sonny@writeme.com>
(Ashimori-JAP, via Cumbre Dx, March 6)
5700 kHz Regarding the recently reported new freq of Pyongyang, it is in actuality
2x2850 kHz. Many North Korean txs produce powerful harmonics, eg 12200 kHz and 18300
(2x, 3x 6100), 12500 and 18750 (2x, 3x 6250), 12800 and 19200 (2x, 3x 6400) etc. are all
loud and clear in Japan every day.
(Ashimori-JAP, via Cumbre Dx, March 6/13)
LIBYA
500 kW unit tests still around 0900-1000 UTC on 6155, 7120, 9705powerhouse (and
[seemingly] very poor on 11805 & 11875 kHz). (WB, Mar 16)
PAKISTAN
R.Pakistan noted on the new 7235v kHz (7231 ... 7237 etc) //v9516 kHz at
0030-0130 UTC in Hindi. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Mar 15)
PARAGUAY
noted on its frequ varying 31 mb channel, now on 9735.9 kHz (x9737), observed
here in EUR around 0000-0015 UTC, in Spanish of course. (WB Mar 14)
PHILIPPINES
Revised sked for Radyo Pilipinas, Manila:
English 0230-0330 UTC 11885 15120 15270 kHz; Filipino 0330-0400 UTC 13720 15330 17730
kHz; 1730-1930 UTC 11815 15190 kHz.
Address: Bureau of Broadcast Services, Office of Press Secretary, Philippines Broadcast
Service, 4th Floor, Media Centre Bldg, Visayas Avenuer, Quezon City, Metro Manila,
Philippines 1100. Tel: 920 3963; FAX 924 2745.
(Lucio Coceani-AUS, via EDXP, Mar 5)
RUSSIA
Voice of Russia in German, Z97 periode till Sept 30th:
0900-1000 15455, 12010, 11745, 1323, 693
1000-1100 Wachenbrunn 1323, Berlin Uhlenhorst 693 kHz only.
1500-1600 12010, 11980, 9720, 7280, 1386, 1323, 1215, 693
1600-1700 11980, 9720, 9450, 1386, 1323, 1215, 693
1700-1800 12010, 11980, 9720, 9450, 7310, 7280, 1386, 1323, 1215, 693
1800-1900 11980, 9720, 9450, 7310, 1386, 1323, 1215, 693
(VoR FAX, Mar 12)
DW Z97 via Russian SW
RUSSISCH GRIGORIOP
RUSSISCH GRIGORIOP
ENGLISCH IRKUTSK
JAPAN.
IRKUTSK
RUSSISCH IRKUTSK
ARABISCH KRASNODAR
TUERK.
KRASNODAR
PERSISCH KRASNODAR
BENGALI
NOVOSIBIRSK
tx sites:
1500 1600
1800 1900
0900 0950
1230 1300
1900 2100
1300 1600
1600 1650
1700 1750
0100 0150
999
999
12055
12055
7255
12015
1170
7305
12045
500
500
250
250
200
500
600
200
1000
0ND
0ND
110
110
083
188
210
147
180
URS
URS
CHN
FE
URS
ME
SEUR/ME
ME
SAS
CHINES.
NOVOSIBIRSK 1000
DEUTSCH
NOVOSIBIRSK 1000
DEUTSCH
NOVOSIBIRSK 1200
CHINES.
NOVOSIBIRSK 1330
URDU
NOVOSIBIRSK 1430
HINDI
NOVOSIBIRSK 1515
ENGLISCH NOVOSIBIRSK 1600
DEUTSCH
NOVOSIBIRSK 2200
INDONES. NOVOSIBIRSK 2200
RUSSISCH PETROPAVL.K.0000
CHINES.
PETROPAVL.K.1000
CHINES.
PETROPAVL.K.1330
RUSSISCH SAMARA
0000
ENGLISCH SAMARA
0200
PERSISCH SAMARA
0900
DEUTSCH
SAMARA
1400
RUSSISCH SAMARA
1500
DEUTSCH
SAMARA
1600
DEUTSCH
SAMARA
1600
PERSISCH SAMARA
1700
DEUTSCH
SAMARA
1800
RUMAEN.
SAMARA
1900
RUSSISCH VLADIVOSTOK 0000
(DW schedule)
1050
1200
1400
1355
1515
1600
1650
0000
2250
0100
1050
1355
0100
0250
0950
1600
1900
1800
1800
1750
2000
2000
0100
15610
12000
12000
9450
9875
9875
9875
7340
7140
12045
9450
5895
5925
12045
12045
12055
9800
9835
12055
5935
9835
9470
12065
200
1000
1000
200
1000
1000
500
1000
1000
250
200
200
200
250
200
250
200
250
250
250
250
200
200
111
085
085
111
195
195
195
085
145
263
263
263
117
140
188
140
117
199
140
188
199
246
320
FE
FE
FE
FE
SAS
SAS
SAS
FE
SEAS
URS
FE
FE
URS
SAS
ME
SEUR
URS
ME
ME
ME
ME
EUR
URS
SLOVAKIA
AWR has resumed the evening English transmissions from Rimavska Sobota-SVK,
but is now only 30 mins 2100-2130 UTC on 6055 kHz incl. AWR Wavescan on Suns. Wavescan
is now heard Suns at 0500 UTC on 5905 kHz, previously during the second half hour of
this transmission.
(Mike Barraclough-UK, in Mar "WDXC Contact")
AWR-Europe is testing on 13680 kHz 1400-1430 UTC English, and 1430-1500 UTC Punjabi to
India replacing 9465 kHz as from 7th March.
>From March 30th evening transmission to SoAsia is:
0130
Nep
9465
95 degrees
0200
Pun
11610
95
0230
Hin
11610
95
0300
Urd
11610
95
0330
Eng
11610
95
0400
Far
13715
95
1330
1430
1500
1530
1600
1630
1700
Dari
Nep
Pun
Hin
Urd
Eng
Far
13580
13580
13580
13580
13580
11600
11600
95
95
95
95
95
95
95
SWAZILAND/SOUTH AFRICA
3200
0300-0330
3200
0400-0430
3200
0430-0600
3200
1630-1700
3200
1730-1745 Fri
3200
1730-1745 Sat+Sun
3200
1745-1800 Mon-Fri
3200
1800-2015
3240
0300-0345
3240
1600-1630
3240
1630-1645
3240
1800-1830
3240
1830-1900
3240
1900-1915
4760
0300-0330
4760
0330-0345 Sat
SUN only
(Alok Dasgupta-IND, Mar 15)
TWR SWZ Z97 schedule, til Oct 26:
Ndebele Zimbabwe
35
3
German
Southern Africa
25 233
English Southern Africa
25 233
German
South Africa
50 233
Sotho
Southern Africa
50 233
Pedi
Southern Africa
50 233
50 233
50 233
Shona
Zimbabwe
25
3
Tshwa
Mozambique
25
3
Shangaan Mozambique
25
3
Ndebele Zimbabwe
25
3
Shona
Zimbabwe
25 233
Ndau
Zimbabwe
25 233
Swahili East Africa
100 13
Swahili East Africa
100 13
4775
4775
4775
5965
5965
5965
5965
5965
6040
6040
6040
6100
6100
6115
6115
6115
6115
6115
6115
6115
6115
6115
6115
6115
7175
7175
7315
7315
7315
7315
7315
9500
9500
9500
9525
9525
9525
9650
15195
0400-0430
0430-0600
0430-0805
1600-1630 Tue
1600-1630 exc.Tue
1630-1658
1700-1800
1800-1815 Sat+Sun
0400-0430
0430-0500 Tue+Fri
0430-0500excTu+Fr
0400-0415
0600-0700
1845-1900
1900-1915 Mon+Tue
1900-1915 Sat
1900-1915 Wed-Fri
1900-1930 Sun
1915-1930 Sat
1915-1945 Mon-Fri
1930-1945 Sat
1930-1945 Sun
1945-2000
2000-2005 Mon-Fri
1440-1510
1510-1555
1420-1425 Mon-Fri
1440-1510
1510-1525
1525-1540
1540-1555 Mon-Thu
0505-0805
1540-1555 Sun+Fri
1600-1830
1900-1930
1930-2000
2000-2015 Sat+Sun
0605-0805
1400-1415
German
Namibia
Tumbuka Malawi
Chewa
Malawi
Chewa
Malawi
Swahili East Africa
Swahili East Africa
Chewa
Malawi
Tumbuka Malawi
Chewa
Malawi
Lomwe
North Mozambiqu
English Cape
Umbundu Angola
PortuguesAngola
LunyanekaAngola
KiKongo Angola
PortuguesAngola
Luchazi Angola
PortuguesAngola
Kafunga Angola
Chokwe
Angola
Kimbundu Angola
PortuguesAngola
French
Madagascar
MalagacheMadagascar
PortuguesN. Mozambique
PortuguesN. Mozambique
Makua
N. Mozambique
Lomwe
N. Mozambique
Lomwe
N. Mozambique
English South. Centr. AF
Tigrinya Ethiopia
English Central Africa
Lingala Zaire
French
Zaire
French
Zaire
English Cape
Urdu
Pakistan
50
25
50
50
50
50
100
100
100
100
100
25
25
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
50
50
50
50
50
100
100
100
100
100
100
25
100
313
233
233
5
5
5
13
13
13
13
13
3
233
313
313
313
313
313
313
313
313
313
313
313
53
53
3
3
3
3
3
005
13
5
343
343
343
233
43
In June, July, and Aug, German will be on MW 1170 kHz instead of 3200 kHz at 0400-0430
UTC. No Tswana, Zulu, Kinyarwanda language progrs anymore via TWR Manzini.
More directional instead of nondir antennas are in use. 100 kW unit is now in use for
Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, and Madagascar.
TWR Manzini via Meyrton-RSA relay Z97 schedule:
7215
0333-0404 Mon-Wed English Ethiopia/Eritrea
7215
0333-0404 Thu+Fri Oromo
Ethiopia/Eritrea
7215
0333-0404 Sat+Sun Amharic Ethiopia/Eritrea
7215
2100-2130
Arabic
WeAF
7215
2130-2145 Sun
Arabic
WeAF
7265
1528-1543
Yao
Kenya
7265
1543-1558
Sena
Kenya
9650
1640-1655
Somali
Somalia
9850
1600-1630
Kirundi CeAF
9850
1630-1700 Mon
Borana
CeAF
9850
1630-1700 Tue-Sun Oromo
Ethiopia/Eritrea
9850
1700-1730
Tigrinya Ethiopia/Eritrea
9850
1730-1800
Amharic Ethiopia/Eritrea
9850
1810-1825 Sat
KinyarwanCeAF
9510
1830-1900
Nupe
WeAF
9510
1900-1930
Yoruba
WeAF
9510
1930-2000
Fulani
WeAF
9510
2000-2030
Hausa
WeAF
9510
2030-2057
Twi
WeAF
11730 0600-0657
English WeAfrica
(TWR SWZ schedule)
500
500
500
500
500
250
250
500
250
250
250
250
250
250
500
500
500
500
500
500
20
20
20
335
335
19
19
5
19
19
19
19
19
7
313
330
330
330
330
320
TAIWAN Domestic: Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC).
BCC networks 1 and 2 announce as "Chung-Kuo Kuang-Po Kung-Su" .
BCC Popular music network announces as "Chung-Kuang Liu-Hsin Wang".
Address: 53 Jen'ai Road, Sec 3, Taipei 10628, Taiwan.
Tel: +886-277-10151 Fax: +886-275-19277
BCC NETWORK 1 Taipei
0000-0330 Chinese 11725 15270. 0330-0530 9610. 0530-0900 9610 11725.
0900-1400 11725. 1400-1700 11725. 2100-2200 11725. 2200-0000 9610 11725 15270.
BCC POPULAR MUSIC NETWORK, Taipei
0000-0700 Chinese 9280 11885-(unconfirmed) 15125. 0700-1700 15125.
2100-0000 11885-(unconfirmed), 15125. (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 11)
TAJIKISTAN
Radio Voice of Free Tajikistan to change
announcement on 11th March: "Dear listeners, a change
our progrs fr Sat 16th March this year. You will hear
5965 kHz. 0600 UTC progr will be bc as usual on 41 mb
(Voice of Free Tajikistan, Mar 11, via BBCM via AGDX)
frequency, bc the following
will be introduced in the bcing of
the 0300 UTC progr on 49 mb SW,
SW, 7100 kHz.
USA
MONITOR RADIO WEB SITE <http://www.csmonitor.com>
This web site of the "Christian Science Monitor" has a section devoted to their
International SW operations WSHB, Cypress Creek USA, and KHBI, Saipan. It is very nicely
done and contains schedules by region, as well as Technical descriptions, including
pictures, maps and antenna bearings, of the WSHB and KHBI facilities. Also listed is the
of staff at each facility, including e-mail address. This gives one an idea of what
staff it takes to run operations such as these.
It also has a section to submit a RR for a QSL. It includes a handy on-line form for
your report! You can access the days news stories as well as archives.
(Dan Ziolkowski-USA, via EDXP, Mar 7)
World Voice of Historic Adventism, Greenbush, ME 9930 kHz 2010 UTC religious radioplay,
2100 UTC ID. World International Broadc., Red Lion, PA 11740 kHz 2007 UTC reli-pop
song. (Michiel Schaay-HOL, Mar 10)
The Stocks and Funds network was still not on the air in March. In Febr the company has
not registered with the Atlanta Business Licencing Dept. Jerry Hoffman, station owner,
was given a two year prison sentence in 1971 for a $1 million fraud involving mortgage
payments and barred from security actions in New York. He was declared bankrupt four
years later. The company was evicted Jan 15th from studios at the Protestant Media
Centre by court order for non payment of rent. Hoffman claimed Febr 20th they would be
on the air in "a couple of weeks". (RNMN via Mar WDXC Contact)
VOA is now using Hindi at 0030-0100 UTC on 6170 7295(x9650) 9650-THA (x11835) kHz. The
new 7295 kHz is co-channeled by Radio Malaysia and also often by PAK 7290 kHz.
External Radio Free Asia is a US government sce aimed at Burma, Cambodia, China,
NoKorea, Laos, Tibet and Vietnam. It is overseen by the Bcing Board of Governors. It
began bcing at 2300 UTC on 30th Sept 1996.
RFA uses International Bcing Board txs in Delano (USA) as well as hired facilites in
Palau (KHBN), Saipan (Mariana Islands), Tajikistan and elsewhere(!).
Address: Suite 300, 2025 M Street NW, Washington DC 20036, USA.
Tel: +1-202-530-4900 Fax: +1-202-457-6996 URL: http://www.rfa.org
Radio Free Asia launches Korean sce. On 4th March, NoKorea will hear its first bc of
Radio Free Asia (RFA). The RFA Korea progr will be transmitted daily from Washington and
heard in Korea from 7-8 am and from 12.30-1.30 am. In its first bc, Richard Richter,
president of RFA, will send a message articulating RFA's mission - "our goal is to
inform, not to preach. We will report about all kinds of events, subjects, and people.
We intend to be interesting, hopefully sometimes entertaining." As in all its language
sces, RFA's Korea sce will provide in-depth reporting on in-country nx. some world nx
will be provided but only when it directly affects Korea. Nx, nx analysis, expert
reporting and letter reading to relatives in North Korea will be the primary focus of
the new Korean sce which will follow an open format for now to allow for optimal
flexibility.
The initial bc of RFA's Korean sce will provide the first of a special two-part series
on the food crisis in NoKorea, reporting on the shortage itself. The second part will be
bc on 5th March looking at the response of internat food aid donors. The series will
include interviews with UNs organizations and NoKorea experts.
Established in March 1996, RFA began Mandarin bcs at the end of Sept, Tibetan in Dec
1996, and Burmese & Vietnamese in early Febr 1997. RFA is a private corporation which is
funded by grants authorized by Congress to bc to China, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Tibet,
Vietnam and NoKorea. Its mission, as defined by Section 309 of the 1994 International
Bcing Act, is "to provide accurate and timely information, nx, and commentary about
events in the respective countries of Asia and elsewhere; and to be a forum for a
variety of opinions and voices from within Asian nations whose people do not fully enjoy
freedom of expression."
VoA's "Communications World" progr reported that RFA's new Korean sce was being bc at
2200-2300 UTC 7530, 9455 & 9650 kHz; 1530-1630 UTC on 7520, 9955 & 11600 kHz [but heard
testing on 11705 kHz also, ed]. (RFA Febr 28, BBCM via AGDX, Mar 11)
VIETNAM
4678.5 1124 Hanoi OM & YL anncrs in VV //10060, 20/2. (Foster/OZDX)
Also at 0928 on same freq, 22/2. (Martin/OZDX)
5597.5 1218 Lao Cai. Unaccompanied chants, 16/2. //6701.4. Also 1305 on 9/2 relaying
Hanoi //10059 & 4657.7. (Martin/OZDX)
5864.5 1501 Hanoi. Distorted mess on this NF, jamming RFA 16/2.//5925 & 10059 till
1511* (Vitek/ OZDX)
6549 1034 Unid Viet. Tx in VV 19/2, 1 kHz down from and weaker than Beijing 6550.
Next day *1030. If this is Cao Bang it's signing on 1.5 hours earlier. (Foster/OZDX)
6702.4 1045 Lao Cai. Unaccompanied vocals //weak 5597.4, 19/2.
(Foster/OZDX)
15010 Voice of Vietnam *1230 s/on EG svc w/o any IS. Opening ancmts by W, advance of
prgm contents and news. Fair and fluttery sigs.
(Nigro, Mar 2, - all via DXW)
ZAMBIA
Roger Stubbe of HCJB shed some light on plans for an expansion of the st's
bcing activities in Africa in an interview with Ken MacHarg of the 'DX-Partyline' on
1/3. He said that an application was 'pending' for a 'middle-sized' st in Zambia.
Possible languages for the st incl Portug, English, French and possibly some Spanish as
well as vernaculars. However, we shouldn't hold our breath - Stubbe indicated - that
things are moving very slowly, probably because of local sensitivities about basing an
international SW st in the country. Although the privately-run 'Christian Voice' is
already operating, its primary audience is domestic with progrs in English only. Stubbe
made reference to an application by another organisation in another country which had
been in the works for some five years, and was still unresolved. (Matt Francis-AUS, via
EDXP, Mar 6)
Time flies - from recent EDXP - Electronic DX Press:
ROBERT JONES, (Sydney, New South Wales): This is the 30th anniversary of our cooperation
in DXing, I joined the ARDXC in Febr 1967 when I read that you had taken it over! I was
familiar with your name, at that time, as you were a contributor to the fortnightly
:"World Radio Bulletin, put out by the World Radio Handbook (now WRTH). Before then, I
was not a member any DX Club and I did not write anything, although had been a regular
SW listener since I was 14, December 1948. Before the WRH bulletin, I relied upon "Radio
and Hobbies" magazine and the Radio Australia DX show "DXers Calling", as well as my own
listening observations.
"London Calling" was published six weeks in advance and came weekly by surface mail. The
VOA had a bi-monthly colored progran booklet which was discontinued at the end of the
Truman democratic administration in early 1953. There were also big cuts in VOA progrs
at that time and the VOA txs KGEI, KWID, and KWIX were also closed at Can San Francisco
of KGEI of course continued under private ownership. Radio Australia was taken over by
the ABC from the Dept of Information in April 1950. Where will we go now? In 1954, we
had the very low sunspot minimum number of 3.4 in April. I would guess that thousands of
SW listeners gave up altogether that year because of the poor reception conditions. Four
years later we had the opposite extreme, with the record high (201) solar cycle, and in
the last 20 years, we have experienced the 2nd and 3rd highest cycles (in that order),
which have, in my opinion, contributed to the increased popularity of SW listening in
the 1980's. (EDXP, Mar 5)
OLAV GRIMDALEN, (Oslo, Norway, Norwegian Telecommunications Authority): The High
Frequency Coordination Conference (HFCC) took place in Istanbul-TUR, fr 3-7 Febr. It was
impossible to find free frequs in the 6 MHz band, and 7 MHz proved easier as we were
able to use the extended bands. Istanbul was an interesting city with 11 million people.
The Conference was held during Ramadan - every day canons were fired to remind people
when they should eat and so it. In the beginning the shots were a bit scary but we got
used to is. Istanbul was a fine city with many ancient buildings and interesting scenes.
The Grand Bazaar was very impressive. The next frequency coordination meeting for the
winter season 97/98 will be in Poland, in the first week of August.
(EDXP, Feb 27)
SHORTWAVE RECEIVERS PAST AND PRESENT - COMMUNICATION RECEIVERS 1945-1996.
Second Edition, by Fred Osterman. ISBN 1-882123-06-9. 350 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches.
Published by Universal Radio Research. Retail price: US$19.95.
This book is promoted as a comprehensive guide to over 500 SW txs manufactured in the
last 50 years. Tabletop (non-portable) general coverage, SW, amateur and speciality rxs
are featured. It is designed for the radio collector, the informed rx buyer, or anyone
interested in the history and development of SW radios. Over 500 rxs from 60 American
and international manufacturers are featured, with commentary on an additional 400
variants. Entry information incudes: rx type, date sold, photograph, size and weight,
feature reviews, specifications, new and used prices, variants, value rating, and
availability. The data is arranged in alphabetical order of manufacturer.
This book is a heavy tome, weighing in at nearly 2 kg! There has been an enormous effort
in researching the material, much of it historical, and photographs of many entries were
obtained from early promotional information and specification brochures, enhanced for
this work. The manual also discusses buying used rxs, sources, comparisons between tube
and solid state gear, restoration, and testing.
A classification is given to each rx: SW bc rx, general coverage bc rx, general coverage
communications rx, amateur band communications rx, fixed channel communications rx,
marine band communications rx, or kit assembled.
American manufacturers dominate (as would be expected), and the author explains that
coverage of European-made sets has been strengthened since the first edition. We also
learn about several "rxs that never were" (which didn't make it to the production
lines!). Some of these were merely advertising prototypes, with no operating systems,
and usually with knobs glued on.
Data for each rx includes features, specifications, circuit complement, accessories,
voltages, readout type, physical, manufacturer status, rarity, and sources of reviews.
New and used prices (in American dollars) are shown. A rating system gives comparative
assessments for each rx, with five stars representing excellent value, down to one star,
poor value. Two rxs popular in Australia in the late 1970s are the National-Panasonic
DR-49 (RF-4900), rated as three stars and priced at US$180 used, and the Sony ICF-6800W,
given a four star rating, and with a used value of US$270-360.
A useful glossary of references is provided, advising us of a number of other
publications where we can read about rx reviews, learn about restoration techniques,
historical development, and modifications.
An excellent technical introduction into specification measurement is given, which
discusses sensitivity, stability, selectivity, and image rejection.
>From an Australian perspective, it's interesting to reflect that during the 1950's,
many ex-military, war-surplus communications equipments flowed onto the Australian
market. These included the well known Marconi CR10 (B28) (originally manufactured for
the British Navy in the 1940's), and the Murphy B40. These are not included, probably
because they were not readily available in North America. The author acknowledges the
omission of the CR00, and seeks information from readers on that model, and its
variants.
One of the first commercial general coverage communications rxs to be offered in
Australia was the Trio 9R59, in 1961, nine tubes, single conversion, with bandspread 8010 metres. We are informed that his model was the first to be manufactured by Trio in
Japan. We learn that Trio manufactured rxs under the Lafayette label, such as the
popular HA-225, which appeared in Australia in 1965. Data for those rxs is amply
provided. We read abut Eddystone, Hallicrafters, National, Drake, Racal, Yaesu, to name
only a few!
This book has a tremendous amount of information, clearly requiring meticulous and
painstaking research and study in a very complex field. The author acknowledges the
assistance extended from several organizations and colleagues, and indicates that work
is underway in preparation of a third edition, with possibly a new publication covering
portable rxs from 1945 until the present.
We are reminded that SW rxs have a long product life and do not become obsolete after
five or even ten years, unlike computers and other consumer electronic items. We are
also invited to consider the excellent value which can be realized by purchasing used SW
radio, particularly solid state gear manufactured in the past twenty years. The author
suggests that problems of tube aging, heat and wear are not factors with these sets and
that purchasing a quality used solid state SW radio can afford substantial savings with
no loss in performance.
It's also suggested that most tube-type sets are mainly sought by collectors, rather
than listeners. We are informed that whilst some tube models still perform very well,
these radios are generally best left for the collectors.
In my dual role as a practising Professional communications engineer, and as a
monitoring hobbyist of some 45 years, I regard this reference as an excellent work accurate, topical, relevant and useful. It's printed on high-quality, glossy stock, and
will obviously endure for a great many years! It represents very good value, and I'm
sure that it will be seen at innumerable Hamfests, SWL conventions, and Field Days in
the months to come! It's available from Universal Radio, Inc, 6830 Americana Parkway,
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-4113, USA. (BP, in EDXP, Mar)
Murphy's Law Of DX #3: Ever hear of a DXer who found a new station/country on SW and
shared this information with the DX community only to be the one NOT to receive his
QSL?! (Lobdell via Cumbre Dx)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 298
22 Mar 1997
________________________________________________________________________
ALBANIA
R Tirana ext sce in German was off on March 13-14, peak of civil unrest in
Albania. Dom sce 6100 kHz, and TWR relay 1395 kHz at 2000 UTC on basic schedule. March
12th on full schedule. Also back since March 15th.
(Kai Ludwig-D, Hans-Joachim Brustmann-D, Mar 14)
7160 kHz //6140. Tirana at 0230 UTC opening with "Hello and welcome back to this English
bc. We resume our bcs in English after several days suspension because of the troubles
affecting Albania recently." The schedule was announced in CET. In UTC, it is valid
until 31 March: 1715-1730 7155 6185; 1930-2000 7170 6270 1458; 0145-0200 7160 6115; and
0230-0300 7160 and 6140. The signal on 6140 was being squeezed by interference, but 7160
was quite good. (Tom Sundstrom-NJ, Mar 17)
Just heard at 1730 UTC, Italian on 1458 & 7170. Albanian 1500-1800 1215 5985 7270. Also
German at 1830-1900 on 1458 6270 7270 kHz.
Optimistic voice by female reader. ed. Mar 18
AUSTRIA
ORF Vienna summer schedule from March 30 - Oct 25:
EUR
SOEaEUR
NoEUR
WeEUR
SoWeEUR
0400-2300
0400-0800
0800-1100
1100-1400
1400-1800
NoAM
CeAM
SOAM
0000-0300
0500-0700
0200-0400
2300-0200
WeAF
SoAF
1400-1800 13730
1900-2300 13730
NE
0500-0800 15410, 17870
1500-1900 11855
new 1800-1900 13730
SoAS/SoEaAS
FE
AUS/PAC
6155
13730
13730
13730
13730
1800-2300
5945
9655 1100-1400 13730
6015 via RCI Sackville relay
9870
9870
0000-0400 13730
1500-1800 13710
0900-1200 15455 retimed
0800-1100 17870
DX-PROGRAMME
NEW "Intermedia" - Medienmagazin in German
Fri 1605, 2105 Sat 0105, 0405, 0805, 1105 Sun 2005
DX-Telegramm in German
Sun 0525, 0855, 1225, 1555, 1725, 1925, 2225
Mon 0025, 0225
Flash des Ondes in French
Sat 1130, 1730, 2030
Sun 0730
Magazine "Report from Austria" daily in English to EUR,
at 0430 & 1730 UTC via ASTRA 1B, 11.538 GHz, 7.38 MHz.
Magazine "Report from Austria" daily in English to Americas,
at 0230 & 1630 UTC on WORLD RADIO NETWORK (WRN) via GALAXY 5,
3.820 GHz, 6.8 MHz.
Magazine "Report from Austria" daily in English to Africa,
at 0430 and 1430 UTC, and Mon-Fri at 0030 UTC,
via INTELSAT 707 (1 West) 3915 MHz, Circular Pol,
MPEG2 (single channel) Audio 8 (8.022 Mbaud symbol rate & 3/4 FEC).
Magazine "Report from Austria" daily in English to Asia & AUS/PAC,
at 0430 and 1430 UTC, and Mon-Fri at 0030 UTC,
via ASIASAT 2(100,5 East) 4000 MHz, Vertical Pol, MPEG2,
DVB (multiple channel bouquet, 28.125 Mbaud symbol
rate & 3/4 FEC) Audio 7 ("Services").
(Radio OEsterreich International)
BRAZIL
v11814.97 kHz Radio Brasil Central, Goiania at 2018-2028 UTC. Portuguese ID at
tune-in, advertisements, song. Strong signal.
v11854.9 kHz Radio Aperecida, Aperecida; at 2030-2040 UTC Portuguese talk, mx bridges,
slow songs, tentative ID. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Mar 17)
DENMARK
I have now added a Web page in DANISH about the HFCC in Istanbul in Febr.
Although in Danish, I hope you'll like to photos. The first one shows the
Danish/Norwegian delegation. From the left: Bjorn Schionning, Radio Denmark - Erik
Koie, Radio Denmark - Ib Lavrsen, Tele Denmark (=Telecom) - Olav Grimdalen, Norway.
The Radio Denmark URL to access is:
At the same time you can have a look at our Z97 schedule - in English.
(Sunday greetings from Erik Koie-DEN, Mar 16, <EHK@dr.dk> )
KOREA
RKI Seoul changes in English sce periode Z97 from March 30th, relay site changes
only. Schedule of direct bcs fr Seoul tx remaining same.
At present, Skelton relay 3970 kHz at 1930 UTC comes in rather poorly, suffering severe
interference by nearby RFI in French via Issoudun 3965 kHz seemingly with 500 kW of
power. Had to use small 2.7 kHz rx filter to separate each other.
RKI via Skelton will be retimed from 1930 to 2100-2130 UTC, still on 3970 kHz.
Sackville 1130 UTC to be retimed at 1030-1100 UTC on 11715 (x9650) kHz then.
(RKI Feedback, Mar 16)
RUSSIA/MALTA
7440 kHz //12060. Voice of Mediterranean. Almost non-stop MOR mx 2035
UTC, English ID with schedule 2055, announcing 2000-2200 UTC, then into French 2058,
German after 2130 UTC. There was no "DX Mailbag", purported to be aired in the last 15
mins of the English release. 7440 kHz was fair to good, S9; 12060 kHz not as strong,
poor to fair, S3. (Sundstrom-NJ, Mar 16)
SPAIN
The new printed sched J97 by Secretaria Technica y de Programmas of Radio
Exterior de Espana - REE is valid fr March til Sept 97:
EUR
1730-1800Mon 6125
1800-1900M-F 6125
2000-2100M-F 6125
2200-2300S+S 6125
1700-2100S+S 6140
1700-2200Sat 6140
0500-0700
7275
0700-0800*
7275
1700-2300
7275
0900-1700Sun 9620
1700-1730M-F 9620
0500-0700
11920
0700-0800# 11920
0700-1700
12035
50
50
38
38
0
0
50
50
50
0
50
50
50
60
Orient (ME)
1900-2000
6045
2000-2200
6045
2200-2300
6045
1825-1855Mon 6130
0500-0700
11890
0900-1400* 15110
1400-1700
15110
1700-1900
15110
0900-1400# 17890
98
98
98
98
98
110
110
110
110
NoAF
G
F
E
E
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
R
Sp
Sp
Sp
F
Ar
Sp
Sefardi
Sp
Sp
Sp
Ar
Sp
1900-2000
2000-2200
2200-2300
2300-0500
2300-0200
7270
7270
7270
9620
11945
170
170
170
230
230
F
Ar
Sp
Sp
Sp
CeAF
0900-1600
1700-1900
17755
17755
161
161
Sp
Sp
Guinea Equat
1600-1700
17755
1600-1700M-S15210
161
161
Sp
Sp
AF
1900-2000
7270
2000-2100M-F11775
2200-2300S+S11775
170
170
170
F
E
E
SoAM
0100-0400T-S 3210
1100-1400*MF 3210
1100-1400#
5970
1400-1800*S+S5970
1800-0000*
5970
0000-0100*S+M5970
0100-0400T-S 5990
0100-0400T-S 5970
2300-0500
6125
2300-0500
9620
1400-1800#
9745
1800-0000
9745
0000-0100S+M 9745
0115-0145
11775
1100-1400M-F11815
1300-1800S+S11815
1800-2000#SS11815
2000-2200#Sa11815
2200-0000
11815
0000-0100S+M11815
1800-1900* 11945
2300-0200
11945
1700-1800
15380
0900-1800
17715
1800-1900# 17715
1200-1800#MF17805
1800-2000#SS17805
2000-2200#Su17805
1800-2200
17870
1200-1800* 21570
nd.
nd.
nd.
nd.
nd.
nd.
nd.
nd.
242
230
248
248
248
248
248
248
248
248
248
248
230
230
248
230
230
248
248
248
230
248
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sefardi (Martes =UTC Wed?)
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
CeAM
0100-0400T-S 3210
1100-1400*MF 3210
1100-1400#
5970
1400-1800*S+S5970
1800-0000*
5970
0000-0100*S+M5970
0100-0400T-S 5990
0100-0400T-S 5970
2300-0500
6125
2300-0500
9540
1100-1400M-F 9630
1900-2300*
9630
1400-1800#
9745
1800-0000
9745
0000-0100S+M 9745
nd.
nd.
nd.
nd.
nd.
nd.
nd.
nd.
290
272
290
290
290
290
290
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
0115-0145
11775
1100-1400M-F11815
1300-1800S+S11815
1800-0000
11815
0000-0100S+M11815
1400-1800S+S11880
2200-0000
11880
0000-0100S+M11880
1900-2300# 15110
1200-1800# 17805
1800-2000S+S17805
2000-2200Sun17805
1800-2200
17870
1200-1800* 21570
248
nd.
nd.
nd.
nd.
290
290
290
290
248
248
248
230
248
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
NoAM
0100-0400
5990
2300-2400
6055
0000-0200
6055
0200-0500
6055
0500-0556
6055
2300-0500
9540
0415-0445
9690
1100-1400M-F 9630
1900-2300*
9630
1300-1800S+S11815
1800-0000
11815
0000-0100S+M11815
1900-2300# 15110
nd.
290
290
290
290
272
290
290
290
nd.
nd.
nd.
290
Sp
F
E
Sp
E
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
PAC
0500-0700
1000-1200
1200-1400
9650, 9760
9620
11910
260
102
138
Sp to AUS
Sp to JAP (via Beijing - CHN)
Sp to PHL (via Xian - CHN)
* til May 3rd
# May 4th - Sept 6th
Addr: Radio Exterior de Espana, Apdo. de Correos 156.202, 28.080 - Madrid, Spain. Fax:
+34-1-3461815. For transmissions of REE via Cariari, Costa Rica.
(REE printed schedule)
SRI LANKA
RUSSISCH
RUSSISCH
DEUTSCH
BENGALI
BENGALI
BENGALI
ENGLISCH
ENGLISCH
ENGLISCH
DEUTSCH
ENGLISCH
ENGLISCH
DEUTSCH
DEUTSCH
ENGLISCH
PERSISCH
CHINES.
CHINES.
DEUTSCH
DEUTSCH
INDONES.
INDONES.
DEUTSCH
DEUTSCH
JAPAN.
JAPAN.
DW Trincomalee Z97 schedule:
0000-0059
9640
250 015
0000-0059 11705
250 025
0000-0200
9795
250 345
0100-0150
1548
400 035
0100-0150
9615
250 015
0100-0150 11965
250 015
0200-0250
1548
400 035
0200-0250
9615
250 015
0200-0250 11965
250 015
0200-0300
9795
250 345
0600-0650 17820
250 060
0600-0650 21680
250 300
0600-0800 21640
250 120
0800-0955 21640
250 120
0900-0950 17715
250 120
0900-0950 21695
250 300
1000-1050 15185
250 015
1000-1050 21640
250 060
1000-1200
1548
400 035
1000-1200 17845
250 060
1100-1125 11705
250 105
1100-1125 17820
250 105
1200-1355 17845
250 060
1200-1400
1548
400 035
1230-1300 15225
250 025
1230-1300 17820
250 060
RUS
RUS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
FE
ME
SEAS/OC
SEAS/OC
SEAS/OC
ME
FE
FE
SAS
FE
SEAS
SEAS
FE
SAS
CHN
CHN
CHINES.
CHINES.
INDONES.
INDONES.
DEUTSCH
URDU
URDU
URDU
HINDI
HINDI
HINDI
ENGLISCH
ENGLISCH
ENGLISCH
DEUTSCH
PERSISCH
PERSISCH
DEUTSCH
DEUTSCH
DEUTSCH
ENGLISCH
ENGLISCH
PORTUG.
PORTUG.
DEUTSCH
ENGLISCH
ENGLISCH
INDONES.
DEUTSCH
ENGLISCH
ENGLISCH
1330-1355
1330-1355
1400-1425
1400-1425
1400-1600
1430-1515
1430-1515
1430-1515
1515-1600
1515-1600
1515-1600
1600-1650
1600-1650
1600-1650
1600-1755
1700-1750
1700-1750
1700-1800
1800-2000
1800-2000
1900-1950
1900-1950
2000-2050
2000-2050
2000-2155
2100-2150
2100-2150
2200-2250
2200-2355
2300-2350
2300-2350
11835
17820
9535
11865
9655
1548
6170
7225
1548
6170
7225
1548
6170
7225
9655
9575
11705
1548
1548
9655
7250
9670
7250
9670
9655
9670
11785
5980
9715
5980
7235
250
250
250
250
250
400
250
250
400
250
250
400
250
250
250
250
250
400
400
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
025
060
105
105
005
035
015
345
035
015
345
035
015
345
005
300
335
035
035
120
255
240
240
255
120
120
120
105
060
015
060
FE
FE
SEAS
SEAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
ME
ME
SAS
SAS
SEAS/OC
AF
AF
AF
AF
SEAS/OC
SEAS/OC
SEAS/OC
SEAS
FE
SAS/SEAS
SAS/SEAS
(DW)
SWITZERLAND
SWISS RADIO INTERNATIONAL schedule M97.II / J97 / S97.I
Effective Mar 30 - Oct 25, 1997 (R = Rumantsch Swiss Latin)
LEK=Lenk, SBG= Schwarzenburg, SOT=Sottens
>>>
>>>
Engineering schedule show JUL short sign, seems to be
German Telekom tx site Juelich-GER, 100 kW.
Relays:
EUR
<<<
<<<
BJG = Beijing CHN, MSY = Montsinery GUF, JUL=Juelich
0400-0445 F
0445 I, 0500
0630-1000 F
1000-1030 E
1030 G, 1100
1300-1500 I
1700-1730 E
1730 G, 1800
1800-1830 I
6165LEK 250 kW nd
9535SBG 150 kW 080 degr
G, 0515 E, 0530 F, 0600 I, 0615 E, 0630-0700 F.
6165LEK 250 nd
6165LEK 250 nd
9535SBG 150 230
F, 1130 I, 1200-1300 E
6165LEK 250 nd 1500-1800 G.
9905SBG 150 020
I, 1830-1845 F
6165LEK 250 nd 1830 F, 1900 E, 1930-1950 Rumantsch
CeAM, NoAM Ea
0030-0315 6135SBG 150 305, 9885SOT 500 305
9905MSY 500 300, G,E,S,F,S,I
NoAM We
0330-0530 6135SBG 150 320, 9885SOT 500 315,
G, E(30 mins), F, I
9905MSY 500 320, G, E 0400-0500 60 mins extended, I
AF
0600-0800 9885SBG 150 200, 11860SBG 150 185,
13635SOT 500 165 E,F,I,G
AUS
0830-1055 9885MSY 500 215, 13685SOT 500 260,
17715SBG 150 080 I,E,F,G,P
FE
1100-1245 13635SOT 500 050, 15415SBG 150 050,
17515SBG 150 065
E,F,G,I
FE
SoEaAS
1300-1445 7480BJG 120 102
1300-1445 7230BJG 120 217, 13635SOT 500 080,
15120SBG 150 080, E,F,I,G
SoAS
1500-1630 12075SBG 150 080, 13635SOT 500 090,
15530SBG 150 080, F,G,E
NE / EaAF
1645-1830 9885SBG 150 110, 12075SBG 150 125,
13635JUL 100 140, I,Ar,Ar,F,G
NoAF / NE
1845-2030 9885SBG 150 170, 12075SBG 150 110,
13635SOT 500 200, I,Ar,Ar,E
AF
2045-2200 9870SOT 500 165, 9885SBG 150 200,
9905MSY 500 115, 11640SBG 150 185, I,F,G
SoAM
2215-2400 9885SOT 500 230, 9905SBG 150 260,
11650MSY 500 175, F,G,I,S
(SRI schedule, Mar 18)
USA
WORLD OF RADIO update: we have some new times on WWCR, eff immediately. The entire
schedule is: Thur 2130 UTC 15685 kHz, Sat 0630 5070 (NEW), Sat 1230 7435, Sat 1400
15685, Sun 0400 3215 (cancelled after March), Sun 0830 5070 (NEW), Sun 1000 3210, Mon
0030 5070, Tue 1330 15685.
Note that starting April 6, all times shift one UTC hour earlier, but all the
frequencies remain the same. (Glenn Hauser, March 19)
On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Marie A. Lamb wrote: It's been changed again!
And it has been changed yet again! This is the schedule as faxed to me by Joe Brashier
at World Harvest Radio, and as posted on the World Wide Web page at
http://www.whri.com
or
http://www.kwhr.com.
via
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sun
WHRI, Indiana:
2330 5745 Eur/ME/Afr/NoAm
0600 7315 Americas
1730 13760 same
2300 5745 Eur/ME/Afr/NoAm
Sat 0600
Sat 1400
Sun 1830
5760 same
6040 Eur/ME/Afr/NoAm
9495 Americas, new
via KWHR, Hawaii (to AS & PAC)
Sat 0500 9930
Sun 1830 13625
Mon 0330 17510
(Marie Lamb, DXing with Cumbre, Mar 18)
HAWAII
9930 kHz KWHR is now airing Radio Free Asia in Vietnamese daily from 1400-1500
UTC. Due to heavy jamming, apparently from the Vietnamese government, RFA and KWHR
monitors are having a hard time hearing KWHR's or anyone else's signal, especially in
the Vietnam area. If anyone, especially those in nations in the area of Vietnam, can
hear the above program, KWHR would appreciate them sending a reception report letter at
the address given in Cumbre DX. We will QSL for the report. We know the signal from KWHR
is strong enough to reach Vietnam; we just do not know if anyone is able to hear it due
to jamming. (Brashier KWHR, via Lamb, via Cumbre Dx, Mar 17)
VENEZUELA
4900, 5100, 5200 kHz. YVTO, Caracas. Time pips and announcements, //to 5000
kHz but weaker. Hearing this 0300+ on both NRD-535D and HF-150. Tx must be having a
problem. Dan Ferguson in Virginia also hearing this -- comparing notes via IRC -- and
possible 5300 kHz. (Sundstrom-NJ, Mar 16)
I received an E mail from Richard Hillier of AOR UK (says your acting Editor), giving
details of additions to the AR7030 which are shortly to be available. I quote:
NB7030
Notch filter / noise blanker / replacement CPU
The NB7030 will be an all-in-one option comprising three facilities in one:
NOISE BLANKER, NOTCH FILTER and FEATURES CPU with added facilities. This option will fit
internally with excellent integration for the operator.
>> First part: Audio notch filter - Used to remove annoying whistles when listening in
AM, SSB, Data and CW modes. A specially designed 4th order notch shape makes the notch
"easy to tune" (unlike some other notch filters on the market) while retaining great
depth. Excellent integration provides enhanced features such as notch follow and auto
search for tone.
Audio notch filter
Tunable 200 Hz to 6 kHz
Auto search for tone
Auto fine tune / signal tracking
Notch follow when tuning (SSB modes)
Depth > 40dB 4th order notch (typ 50dB)
Width > 10 Hz at -40dB (@ 1 kHz)
< 100 Hz at -6dB (@ 1 kHz)
>> Second part: Impulse noise blanker.
Useful for reducing ignition noise from passing motor vehicles etc. Switchable and
adjustable threshold to ensure the highest performance is maintained. Unlike some other
noise blankers, this option even works well in AM mode, not just SSB.
Impulse noise blanker
Switchable
Adjustable trigger threshold
Two available blanking periods
Operates in AM & SSB modes
15 kHz sensing bandwidth
Blanking periods
AM/SYNC
8mS / 12mS
SSB/CW
1.5mS / 12 mS
>> Third part: Enhanced CPU.
Operators always want more... and YES, feature rich as it is already, it is possible to
add even greater facilities to the AR7030. A replacement plug-in CPU with additional
plug-in EEPROM will provide around 400 memory channels, each capable of retaining a 14
character alphanumeric text comment. When tuning across frequencies already stored in
memory, the text display will be shown on the LCD for easy station identification.
Multiple timers using data stored in memory allows multiple switch-on/off similar to
a video recorder, ideal for unattended recording to tape.
The enhanced CPU will be supplied as part of the NB7030 option but as a by-product will
be available separately to those who desire the additional functionality without the
noise blanker or notch filter. This is referred to as the FEATURES CPU, part number
FPU7030.
CPU
Greater storage - plug in
400 memory channels
14 character alpha-tag per channel
extra features
excellent integration
NB7030
Expected "around" GBP 198.00 inc VAT
Delivery early April'97
(Richard Hillier AOR, Mar 13, via DX-WINDOW 56b from DSWCI)
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WRMI RECEIVES PERMIT FOR NEW ANTENNA TO NORTH AMERICA
SW st WRMI in Miami, Florida has received a construction permit for a new antenna beamed
to North America.
The new antenna -- a rotatable log/yagi -- has two beam positions authorized by the U.S.
Federal Communications Commission. The first position is an azimuth of two degrees,
which is centered on Toronto, Canada, and will cover eastern NoAM. The second position
is an azimuth of 284 degrees, which is centered on the city of Hermosillo in northern
Mexico. This position will cover western NoAM, roughly from Vancouver to Mexico City.
Jeff White, WRMI general manager, says that work has already begun on the new antenna,
and he's hopeful that it can be on the air within the next few months or so if all goes
according to schedule. The FCC construction permit also allows WRMI to add a second
50,000-watt SW tx in the future. The first priority, however, according to White, is
getting the new antenna up and operating. WRMI is currently operating a 50,000-watt SW
tx on the frequency of 9955 kHz with a corner reflector antenna beaming 160 degrees from
Miami towards the Caribbean and Latin America. With the addition of the new antenna,
WRMI will be able to provide virtually complete primary coverage of the entire Western
Hemisphere.
The st is owned by Radio Miami International, a privately-owned company which is not
affiliated with any govt, political or religious organization. It sells airtime to a
wide variety of clients who produce information, entertainment, political, religious,
and cultural programming. e-mail: < wrmi@compuserve.com >
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 299
28 Mar 1997
________________________________________________________________________
ALBANIA
Radio Tirana announced on 20th Mar that the following summertime schedule for
English bcs would come into effect on 30th Mar 1997 (all times UTC):
0145-0200 6115, 7160 kHz; 0230-0300 6140, 7160 kHz; 1845-1900 1458, 7270, 9570 kHz;
2100-2130 1395, 7110, 9515 kHz.
Albanian media behaviour. As the crisis across Albania deepened, the progrs of Radio
Tirana's ext scee were unheard from 13th til 15th Mar. The English sce resumed on 17th
Mar.
The Albanian first dom radio progr stayed on the air during the crisis and adhered to a
normal txion sched on MW, but progrs were disrupted and SW txion was also interrupted.
The second radio progr was not heard on MW 1458 or SW 6145 kHz for two days after it had
reportedly acted independently and carried a news item that Pres Berisha had left the
country. The second progr of Radio Tirana st was heard on SW again on 19th Mar.
TWR, which hires airtime on Albanian SW and MW txs, appeared to bc as normal apart from
a brief disruption on 13th Mar. (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 4 - 21)
Since Mar 18th in German again on 6270 and 7270 kHz, but silent on MW 1458 kHz.
At 2000-2300 UTC Albanian ext.(!) sce on 1457.9 kHz //v6169.9 & v9739.9 kHz.
(Kai Ludwig-D, Mar 22)
ALBANIA/USA
VOA Express incl in special English bcs.
For the benefit of Americans in Albania who might have to receive special instructions
from the State Dept concerning a possible evacuation, VOA has added extra English txs.
For the rest of you, these special txs give you an opportunity to hear VOA's new 24-hour
English satellite network. This incl the VOA Express contemporary mx sce that has
replaced VOA Europe. The schedule for these special VOA English txs to SoEUR is: 07001300 UTC 15465 kHz Tangiers-MRC; 792 kHz MW Kavala-GRC, 2100-2130, 2230-2300 & 2330-0300
UTC; 1593 kHz MW Holzkirchen-GER 2300-0500 UTC. Listen soon. The evacuation appears to
be nearly complete, so these txs may be very temporary.
On 18th Mar VOA ended its extra English txs for Albania, plus a supplementary Albanian
bc at 1200-1215 UTC. (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 15/19/21)
AUSTRALIA
Foreign interest in freqs if sces cut. Three world bcs have indicated they
are keen to lease SW txion capacity into Asia if RA is forced to cut its bcs. RA's txion
manager, Nigel Holmes, says the VoA, the BBC WS and Deutsche Welle have written to RA
expressing interest in any spare SW txion capacity. Mr Holmes says this is despite
claims by the min for communications, Senator R. Alston, that SW is becoming much less
significant. Mr Holmes says at a time when Australia is considering closing its internat
radio sce, other countries are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to boost their
coverage and signal strength in the Asia-PAC region.
(RA ext sce, via BBCM, via AGDX, Mar 17)
BELGIUM
1997:
Radio Vlaanderen Internat Brussels summer sched Z97 fr March 30, til Oct 25,
At 1700-1730 UTC Juelich 100 kW to be replaced by Wertachtal relay, Deutsche Telekom,
reduced power of 125 kW fr 500, in ME direction 125 degrees.
Mon-Sat
0500-0555
0600-0655
0700-0725
0730-0830
0830-0855
0900-0925
5980
6035
0600
6035
6035
6035
6035
SoEUR 11640 AF Dutch dom sce relay progr 1
No&SoEUR 9925 SoEUR 9940 AUS NZL SoAM SWEUR
Dutch, 0630-0655 E
SoEUR 9925 SwEUR 15545 AF French
SoEUR 7190 EaEUR 9925 SWEUR Dutch
SoEUR 7190 EaEUR German
0930-0955 15545 AF
17690 AF F, Dutch
1000-1100 6035 SoEUR 17690 AF Dutch
1100-1125 6035 SoEUR 9925 SwEUR 17690 AF Dutch
1130-1155 9925 SwEUR 13785 NoAM
Spanish
1200-1325 13785 NoAM 15535 SoEaAS Dutch, 1300 E
1330-1355
1400-1430
1430-1600
French (not on SW)
Deutsche Welle Dutch relay via MW 1512 kHz
dom sce Radio 1 relay
1600-1655 5910 SoEUR 13795 ME/EaAF 17655 AF Dutch, Arabic
1700-1730 5910 SoEUR 9925 Sw&NoEUR (2 txs) Dutch
1730-1755 5910 SoEUR 9925 SwEUR German
13645 AF dom sce Radio 1 relay sports coverage in
Dutch Sat 1800-1955 UTC.
1800-1855
1900-1955
5910 SoEUR 13645 (exc. Sat) AF English, French
5910 SoEUR 9925 NoEUR
13645 (excl. Sat) AF Dutch
2000-2055 5910 SoEUR 9925 SwEUR Dutch, Spanish
2100-2130 5910 SoEUR English
2130-2155 9925 NoAM 11690 SoAM French, 2200-2300 Dutch
2300-2325 Spanish, 2330-2355 English
Sun
0500-0930 like
0930-0955 9925
1000-1055 6035
1100-1125 6035
1130-1155 9925
1200-1230 13785
1300-1555
weekdays
SoEUR 15545
SoEUR 15545
SoEUR 9925
SwEUR 13785
NoAM 15535
AF 17690 AF French
AF 17595 AF Dutch
SwEUR 17690 AF Dutch
NoAM
Spanish
SoEaAS Dutch, 1230-1255 E
9925 SoEUR 11995 SoWeEUR
17655 AF
Dutch sports special progr Sportmarathon
1600-2355 like weekdays
MW 1512 kHz 300 kW at 0500-0700, 1900-2300. Reduced power of 25 kW for greater Brussels
area 0700-1900 UTC.
(RVI Golfgids Feb 22-23, Mar 22; Guido Schotmans, Mar 25)
BELARUS
Radio Minsk ext sce summer sched fr Mar 30th:
1830-1900 UTC 1170 7210 11960 kHz, and via Kiev-UKR relay 7410 & 9905 kHz.
Repeated at 1930-2000 UTC but via Belarus txs only, on 1170 7210, and 11960 kHz.
(Michael Tondel, chief ed R Belarus, via Benno Klink, Mar 21)
CAMBODIA
v11940.4 kHz Nat Voice of Cambodia with regard to the recent loggings of this
st in the 1245 to 1300 UTC slot. Ed Rausch and I have found that they have several
regular periods of extended dead air. The first seems to run from 1246 most usually
after program anncs from a male announcer and the second from 1250-1253 UTC followed by
anncs by a femal anncr. If you identify a st on that frequency but have no audio, tay
around. Most likely they will begin running SeAS mx or anncs soon. (Rippel, via Cumbre
Dx, Mar 20)
v11940.4 kHz Nat Voice of Cambodia at 1245 UTC w/ SeAS Sing-Song w/ YL vocals. OM anncr.
Peaking nicely at 1300 UTC w/ 2+ 1 time pips when they were promptly wiped out by
Romania sign-on. (Rippel, via Cumbre Dx, Mar 9)
Amazing sig! Tnx Rippel for phone tip! (Rausch Mar 9) (Frodge Mar 9) (Cumbre DX)
CANADA
RCI - Radio Canada Internat (R), and CBC - Canadian Bcing Corpor (C). Montreal
schedule Z97 till Oct 26th.
S=Sines-POR, U=Skelton-UK, V=Moosbrunn-AUT, W=Wertachtal-D,
X=Xian-CHN, Y=Yamata-JAP
English
0100-0200
0100-0130
0100-0200
0200-0230
0200-0300
0200-0300
0400-0430
Tue-Sat
Sun+Mon
Tue-Sat
Tue-Sat
Sun+Mon
R
R
R
R
C
C
R
9755
9535
9535
6120
9755
6120
9715S
11715
11715
9535
13670
9535
11835W
13670
13670
11715
9755 11715
11975V
13670
0500-0530
1200-1230
1200-1300
1300-1600
1330-1357
1330-1400
1630-1700
2000-2100
Mon-Fri R 6050U
R 9660Y
daily
C 9640
Suns
C 11855
R 9535X
daily
R 11935U
R 7150X
R 5995U
15150
2100-2130
C 5995U
15150
2200-2230
C 5960
2200-2230
RC 11705Y
2230-2300
C 5960
2300-2330 Mon-Fri C 11940
2300-2359 Sat+Sun C 5960
(RCI Montreal)
ECUADOR
ENGLISH
7295U
15195Y
11855
13650
11795X
15325S
9550X
7235U
15325
7235U
15325
9755
13740
9755
15305
9755
11835U 15430U
13650 (Mon-Fri -1400)
17820(Mon-Sat only)
11690
17820
11690
17820
13670
15305
13670
13650
17870
13650
11940
13670
13670
13670
(Mon-Fri -2359)
15305
In HCJB DX Party Line the following frequ changes announced:
0700-1058 9645 (x9445) S.Pacific 100 kW 228 degr
1900-2158 11990 (x11960) Europe
100
042
(HCJB, Mar 22)
11960 kHz. On HCJB DXPL at 1909- UTC, Ken McHarg announced changes eff Mar 30th. English
to Europe 1900-2200 UTC moves to 11990 (x11960) kHz, to SoPAC 0700-1100 to 9645 (x9445)
kHz. The Europe morning release moves up 1/2 hour (0730-0900 UTC).
(Tom Sundstrom-NJ, Mar 22)
FINLAND
Here is the Z97 sked of R Finland, valid Mar 30-Oct 25, 1997:
5985 1900-2000 E Europe
80 250
1-7
6120 0300-0400 E Europe
130 250
1-7
6120 0400-2130 N Europe
240 100
1-7
6180 0700-0800 E Europe
80 250
7
6180 1315-1430 E Europe
80 250
1-7
6180 1600-1630 E Europe
130 250
1-7
9560 0530-0700 C&W Europe
225 500
1-7
9560 1000-1030 C&W Europe
225 500
6
9655 0400-0530 E Europe
130 250
1-7
9745 1430-1500 E Europe
130 250
1-7
9855 1800-2100 C&W Europe
225 500
1-7
11755 0400-0530 MEast/E Africa 175 500
1-7
11755 0530-2130 C&W Europe
220 500
1-7
11755 0530-0800 SE Europe
175 500
1-7
11755 1000-1200 SE Europe
175 500
1-7
11755 1500-1800 SE Europe
175 500
1-7
11900 1200-1300 N America
310 500
1-7
11900 1400-1500 N America
325 500
1-7
13645 0800-0900 E Europe
75 1000 SSB-6dB 1-7
13645 0900-1000 E Asia
60 1000 SSB-6dB 1-7
13645 1300-1330 SE Asia
90 1000 SSB-6dB 1-7
13645 1500-1600 MEast/E Africa 160 500
1-7
15120 0700-0800 SE Asia/Austr.
75 1000 SSB-6dB 1-7
15145 1500-1600 MEast/E Africa 175 500
1-7
15185 1300-1330 India
130 1000 SSB-6dB 1-7
15235 0800-0900 E Europe
90 500
1-7
15235 0900-1000 E Asia
60 500
1-7
15400 1200-1300 N America
310 500
1-7
15400 1400-1500 N America
325 500
1-7
15440 0400-0530 MEast
160 500
1-7
15440 1600-2000 C&W Europe
225 500
1-7
Progrs in Finnish, Swedish, English, German, French and Russian.
(Arto Mujunen-FIN, Mar 20)
GEORGIA
9310 kHz soon. The Voice of Hope bc from Dusheti (Tbilisi), Georgia, using a
100 kW tx with an antenna azimuth of 302 degrees to WeEUR, in winter periode on 7520,
replaced in summer schedule by 9310 kHz at 1900-2100 UTC. They hope to have a new sce to
India soon. (WoR, Mar 20)
IRAN
IRIB Tehran Bengali 1430 UTC, English 1530-1627 UTC 7215 & 9550 kHz.
(NHK RJ Media RoundUp, Mar 23)
IRAQ
St ID: "Rep of Iraq Radio" (Arabic: "idha'at jumhuriyat al-iraq"). Transmission
times may be extended during Ramadan. All frequ use is subject to variation. Although in
the past the main progr used a large number of SW channels, HF freqs are now only
observed irregularly.
VoYouth is reportedly owned by Saddam Husayn's son Uday. It resumed bcing in Jan 1994
after a short break.
Rep of Iraq Radio also operates a Voice of the Masses sce and Mother of Battles Radio
aimed at neighbouring countries.
0255-0015 UTC, 4615-v-irreg, 7150-v-irreg, 9715-v-irreg.
1377-(not 1700-2000), 1044 1035 963 756 603 558 kHz.
693 585 531 (all: not 0400-2200 UTC).
2000-2200 UTC Voice of Arab Syria (1377 kHz only).
Kurdish sce, 0315-2130 UTC, 6560 1206 kHz 1030-(1600-2030) UTC.
VOICE OF YOUTH, Baghdad, 0800-2200 UTC 1084 kHz.
Mother of Battles Radio (Arabic: idha'at umm al-ma'arik) is a sce of official Iraqi
radio. It was first heard in late Jan and early Febr 1991 during the Gulf War (which the
Iraqis refer to as "the mother of battles"), after which time bcs appeared to be
suspended following the disruption to Iraqi radio as a whole. The st resumed bcing on
2nd Aug 1995. Announcements state that it is intended to be received throughout the the
Arab world. In addition to the main nx bc at 1730 UTC, programming includes other nx
reports, commentaries and reviews of the Iraqi and Arab press. The txion was previously
repeated from 2100-0000 UTC but has not been confirmed recently at this time. As with
all Iraqi radio sces, tx operation may be erratic.
1700-2000 9750-v-unconfirmed, 3935 1377 693 kHz. (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 18)
Iraqi Army Radio (hostile to the Saddam Husayn govt) was first heard on 3rd Oct 1994
although bcs may have begun the previous month. Its ID is: "This is Iraq, Iraqi Army
Radio, voice of the brave armed forces" (Arabic: "huna al-iraq, idha'at al-jaysh aliraqi, sawt al-quwwat al-musallahah al-basilah"). Iraqi Army Radio is carried on a tx
operating in the range 1518-1566 kHz (the frequ is varied often to avoid jamming). This
tx, which was first heard in late 1993 also carries progrs the Iraqi opposition radios
called The Future (Al Mustaqbal). In the past it has also carried Radio Freedom, News
Centre of Free Iraq, Voice of Iraq, Iraqi Bcing Corpor (IBC) and Voice of the Free
People of Iraq. 1400-1830 & 2015-2200 1518-1566-v kHz, (sign-off time may vary).
JAPAN
NHK Radio Japan English language General and Regional changes:
EUR: new addit Skelton-UK relay 0000-0100 UTC 6155 & 6180 kHz.
AM & Hawaii: 1700-1800 UTC 9835 kHz. Delete 1900-2000 UTC.
Asia and Oceania: 0000-0010 E nx 13630 15650 SoEaAS.
0100-0200 15500 17810 AS; 11860-SIN SoEaAS; 21610 OCE;
11890-CLN 15590 SoAS.
0300-0400 17685 OCE.
0500-0600 11840 AS; 11920-SIN OCE.
0600-0700 15550 SoAS.
0600-0800 11840 11910 AS; 11920-SIN OCE; 17810 11740-SIN SoEaAS.
0700-0800 11850 OCE.
1100-1300 7125 AS; 11815 SoEaAS.
1400-1600 7200 SoAS.
1500-1600 9750 AS; 7240 11830 SoAS.
1700-1800 6035 AS; 7200 SoEaAS; 7225 11730 SoAS.
2100-2115 6090 AS.
2100-2200 6035-SIN SoEaAS. (NHK RJ Media RoundUp, Mar 23)
MONGOLIA
Radio Ulaanbaatar has been called as the Voice of Mongolia since the
beginning this year. Here is the new bcing schedule of the VOICE OF MONGOLIA for the upcoming summer season.
Language
Target
UTC
Freq
Pwr
Azi
English
East Asia
0900-0930
15170
250
126
Australia
South Asia
1230-1300
1500-1530
Russian
Far East
Siberia
Europe
0830-0900
1300-1330
1900-1930
Chinese
East Asia
1000-1030
SE Asia
1200-1230
South Asia
1430-1500
East Asia
East Asia
East Asia
1030-1100
1345-1415
0930-1000
Asia
1130-1200
Japanese
Mongolian
12085
9720
12085
15170
12085
9720
12015
15170
990
12085
990
9720
12085
15170
12085
15170
990
12085
990
250
250
100
250
250
250
100
250
500
250
500
250
100
250
250
250
500
250
500
178
230
178
126
358
306
230
126
120
178
120
230
178
126
126
126
120
178
120
The Voice of Mongolia provides QSLs for every qualifying reception report, and 9
different QSLs are available. Reception reports and letters shouldbe sent to the
language sections (i.e. English section), Voice of Mongolia, C.P.O.Box 365, Ulaanbaatar
13, Mongolia. Two IRC's or 1$ to cover postage expenses would be appreciated. "I am the
Mail Editor at the English section and would be very happy to assist you further. Thank
you for your co-operation.
(D.Batbayar <radiomongolia@magicnet.mn>" via DXW, Mar 20)
NETHERLANDS/LUXEMBOURG
MW to Europe: Last minute development just in. As from the
start of summer time on Sun Mar 30th 1997, Radio Netherlands will be RETAINING MW for
English bcs in the evening hours on 1440 kHz. The time will be 2030-2225 UTC, i.e. just
like last summer. The bc is a relay via Radio Luxembourg, Marnach tx with 600 kW, beamed
primarily to the UK at 324 degrees. (RN Mar 23)
NEW ZEALAND
New Z97 schedule of R NZL International, from Mar 31st:
6070 kHz occasional sports coverage at 1206-1650, daily 1650-1750.
9795 kHz 1750-1952 UTC, 11735 1952-2300, 15115 2300-0458,
9795 0458-0816, 9700 0816-1206.
(Arthur Cushen-NZL, via RNMN, Feb 6; WoR, Mar 20)
PERU
v6725.6 kHz. R Satelite, Santa Cruz, noted with mx throughout the evening,
infrequent IDs, but extensive ID and NA heard 0322-0326 s/off. If this is really 300
watt per '97 WRTH, then it was an exceptional signal through light thunderstorm static.
(Tom Sundstrom-NJ, Mar 22)
v6479.8 kHz Radio Altura, Huarmaca at 0013-0046 UTC, Peruvian mx, announcements by male
announcer, talk from 0029 UTC, "Atencion...", back to mx 0035 UTC, ID.
RUSSIA
4040 kHz Evenkiyskaya GTRK "Kheglen" (Kheglen is in Evenki language, in Russian
"mletshniy put'" which in English stands for Milky Way), Tura transmits local progr at
0100-0200 UTC, acc to both verification and listening observations. V/s is V. Yuryev,
Company Engineer. (Has this one answered to Europe before?)
(Mauno Ritola, via DXW, Mar 16)
5290 kHz Krasnoyarsk R. at 2338 UTC. Presumed Krasnoyarsk with man and woman alternating
in long talks in Russian, with occasional mx bridges from Tchaikovsky's Andante
Cantabile. Not sure if local programming or relay. Silence at 2359 UTC, then 6 pips and
continued with what now definitely sounded like a local announcer. Choppy; poor overall.
(Hill, via DXW, Mar 15)
SAUDI ARABIA
Ministry of Information (BSKSA). This schedule has been compiled from
information supplied by BSKSA and observations by BBC Monitoring. SW freqs are valid
until 4th May 1997. Programming has not been confirmed recently. Address
(technical/frequ management): PO Box 61718, Riyadh 11575
Technical/frequ management tel +966-1-442-5170 Fax +966-1-404-1692
BSKSA General progr Riyad
0255-0559
0559-0859
0859-1159
1159-1459
1459-1659
1659-1759
1759-2159
2159-2300
7150 1521 1440 and other MW.
11710-v 1521 1440.
15060 11820-v 1521 1440.
15380 15230 15060 1521 1440.
11950-v 11910 11780 1521 1440.
11910 11780 1521 1440.
11935 9870 9555 1521 1440.
1521 1440 945 900 828 747 684 675 612 585 549.
BSKSA Second progr, Jiddah
0300-1459 9580-v 1305 1098 783 702 684.
1459-1659 10990-lsb 9850 1305 1098 783 702 684 675.
1659-2100 1305 1098 783 702 684 675.
BSKSA Call of Islam progr, Mecca
0100-0300 1512 981 936 882.
1500-1700 11950 11910 11780 1521 1440 945 900 828 747 675
648 612 594 585 549.
BSKSA Holy Koran progr, Riyad
0300-0600 11870 9720-v 9620 9555-v 1287 999 981 936 882
864 792 765 657 630 612 576 567.
0457 UTC Ramadan sign-on time
0600-0900 11785 9715 9530 1287 999 981 936 882 864 792
765 657 630 612 576 567.
0900-1200 21495 17880 11785 9715 1287 999 981 936 882
864 792 765 657 630 612 576 567.
1200-1600 15280-v 1512-(from 1300) 1287 999 981 936 882
873-(from 1500) 864 792 765 657 630 612 576 567.
1600-1800 11710-v 9730 1512 1287 999 981 936 882 873 864
792 765 657 630 612 576 567.
1800-2200 11935 9705-v 1512 1287 999 981 936 882 873 864
792 765 657 630 612 576 567. (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 18)
SOUTH AFRICA
The Investment Channel finally appeared on the airwaves. Heard at 1250
UTC on 21745 kHz with SIO 455 and //17735 kHz with SIO 343. Programs were in English
with half-our segments of mainly business nx taken from internat nxspapers. Announced
address as: P.O.Box 1250, FL-9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein. (Sandte, Mar 25)
Investment Channel. 0200 UTC in English. St promos, short reports. Fair signal until
0230 UTC. //7175 kHz much weaker.
Their tel no.: Johannesburg 320 6973, Fax 320 6866 (attn. Investment Channel).
Mailing address: Investment Channel, P.O.B. 651525, Johannesburg, 2010 South Africa. WWW
address: www.sentech.co.za/invest.html.
They announce the following schedule:
To South Africa 0600-0725 9675
0930-1225 11985
1800-2055 9675 7270
To West Africa
0530-0755 11985 15225 17735
1130-1355 17735 21745
1800-2155 15420 17735 17890
To Ce/Ea Africa 0300-0755 9775 11985 15225
0900-1355 17735 21745
1500-2155 15420 17735 17890 21745
(Wojtek Zaremba-POL, Mar 23)
SWEDEN
RADIO SWEDEN - English
EUR Mon-Sat 1730 UTC 1179 6065
Sun
1730 UTC 9590 13800
Daily
1930 UTC 1179 6065
Sat+Sun 2030 UTC 1179 6065
Daily
2130 UTC 1179 6065
schedule Mar 29th - Oct 25th:
9590 13800 kHz.
kHz.
kHz.
13625 kHz.
9430 kHz.
NoAM: 1130 & 1330 UTC 11650 15240 kHz.
0230 7135 kHz. 0330 9430 kHz.
Latin America: 0130 UTC
7290 kHz.
Asia/Pacific:
1230 UTC 13740 15240 kHz. 1330 13740 kHz.
0130 UTC 9435 kHz.
German Mon-Sat 1830-1900 UTC 1179 6065 kHz.
Sun
1830-1930 UTC 1179 6065 kHz.
German nx daily 1830 UTC also via RadioRopaInfo on LW 261 kHz.
R Sweden in other languages on freqs MW 1179 and SW
5910 5965 6000 6065 6200 7135 7170 7290 9430 9435
9440 9495 9590 9655 9785 11650 11985 13625 13680 13740
13800 15120 15240 15640 15675 kHz. (R Sweden schedule)
UNIDENTIFIED EGYPT/JORDAN/YEMEN?
9295 kHz R Cairo(?) at 1505 UTC with nx in Arabic, by OM YL
then ID at 1510 UTC with
"idaatu l arabiya min hasemiya(!) min ...(not clear here)" At 1515 UTC with Quran, then
at 1530 UTC with telephonic reports after a song play at half hour. News again at 1605
UTC with ID at 1610 (again not clear )//10265 kHz. Suffered from a signal problem and
bad modulation. I can presume: it is a spurious signal. ID verified on 18 following
another reception of Cairo's txion on 31mb. Both good signals.
(Liangas, via DXW, Mar 15)
[Hashemite could be Jordan, but center between 10265 and 9265 kHz is 9780 kHz, should be
Sanaa, Yemen?]
USA/CIS
RFA in Korean language via CIS relay site at 1530-1630 UTC still on 11705 kHz
(x11600), Mar 22th. CIS relay 9440 kHz missed today Mar 23, for both Tibetan and
Burmese, observed on new 9415 kHz instead. Korean channel 7520 kHz at 1530-1630 UTC had
Chinese progr audio of 7530, 9455 and 9910 kHz instead. Extended RFA Chinese 1500-1700
UTC instead of 7495 on 9455 kHz, //7530 kHz. (WB Mar 22-23)
VATICAN CITY
Vatican Radio addit Albanian sce, since Mar 19th, temporarily til Mar
29th: 1730-1745 UTC 5882 kHz 80 kW, 7250 kHz 100 kW.
(ORF Intermedia, Mar 22)
Mexican National DX Meeting
The Third National Meeting of Mexican DXers will take place in Veracruz, on Mexico's
Gulf Coast, Aug 1 and 2, 1997. All four Mexican DX clubs are hosting the event jointly,
and they are inviting their DXing neighbours to the north to "come on down" and join
them.
Two years ago, the Mexican DX clubs got together for the first time and held a national
DX meeting in Tepic, in the state of Nayarit. Last year, the meeting site was the city
of Miguel Aúza in Zacatecas State. SW listeners from various parts of Mexico attended,
and for the first time representatives of two Mexican SW sts (Radio Mexico International
and Radio Educacion) participated.
This year, the meeting is in Mexico's main port city, Veracruz, east of Mexico City on
the country's Gulf Coast. Again, the Mexican SW sts are expected to take part, as well
as some international SW sts, incl Radio Miami International. And the organizers hope
that a number of their DXer neighbors from the US (and other countries as well) will
take part too. Depending on the turnout, sessions in English and bilingual sessions may
be arranged. (Of course it's helpful if you understand a few words of Spanish!)
For those who are accustomed to large DX conferences like the SWL Winter Fest, the
Monitoring Times Convention or the European DX Council Conference, this Mexican DX
meeting will certainly be somewhat smaller and more informal. Due to the economic
conditions in Mexico, it is difficult for SW listeners to travel great distances to
attend this type of meeting. Nevertheless, many listeners do make the effort, and now SW
sts are starting to attend as well. The organizers intend for the National Meeting of
Mexican DXers to be an example and a stimulus for DXers throughout Latin America to do
the same type of thing in their countries. They invite North American DXers to take part
as well, as they plan seminars such as "The Present and Future of SW as We Approach the
Year 2000."
Veracruz is about six hours by car from Mexico City (or a short 50-minute flight). It is
also a scenic 15-hour drive from Brownsville, Texas. The organizers are hoping that
DXers from the United States and elsewhere will come to Veracruz and make a vacation of
their trip as well. Good airfares are available to Mexico City or direct to Veracruz
from several cities throughout North America.
Veracruz has played an important role in the history of Mexico since the arrival of the
conquistadores there in 1519. The city has a relaxing tropical atmosphere, offering
visitors the opportunity to enjoy strolls along the "malecon" (seaside boulevard) and
"jarocho" concerts (the local folkloric dance music) at open-air cafes around the city's
central plaza. An hour from Veracruz are the ruins of Zempoala, a ceremonial center of
the Totonac Indians, with its Great Pyramid and the Temple of the Chimneys. Elsewhere in
the region are numerous nice beaches, colonial cities, handicraft markets, pre-Columbian
ruins, volcanoes and national parks to explore.
The costs for the Third National Meeting of Mexican DXers will be very modest. Hotels in
Veracruz are quite reasonable by international standards, and the costs of the meeting
itself will be nominal and payable at the door. Of course, you'll also have the
opportunity to sample some of the regional Mexican cuisine at very reasonable prices.
The meeting itself will take place Fri and Sat, Aug 1st and 2nd. Many of the
participants will be staying on Sun, Aug 3rd for a "social day" of informal meetings and
sightseeing.
If you would like more information about the Third National Meeting of Mexican DXers,
including a registration form and hotel information, write to Jeff White, coordinator of
international visitors, at Radio Miami International, P.O. Box 526852, Miami, Florida
33152, USA. Or fax us in Miami at (305) 267-9253. Or send an e-mail message to:
wrmi@compuserve.com. We will send you complete details as soon as they are available.
All the best, and we hope to see you in Veracruz.
(Jeff White, wrmi@compuserve.com
Mar 21)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 300
01 Apr 1997
________________________________________________________________________
AUSTRIA FLASH
Reception reports about the first edition of INTERMEDIA, Radio Austria International's
re-formatted media magazine (in the German Sce) will be honoured with a
special QSL FIRST DAY-LETTER
provided that the report covers the transmission on Fri, 4 April 1997, 2105 UTC on
medium wave 1476 kHz (60 kW from Vienna-Bisamberg).
(Regular QSL for all other transmissions!)
QSL via:
Radio Oesterreich International, A-1136 Wien
Fax +431/87 87 8-44 04
e-mail to: info@rai.ping.at
...check INTERMEDIA's weekly Internet-Newsline:
http://wwww.ping.at/rai/gr/kwp.htm
FIRST DAY SUMMARY of summer periode Z97
Propagation continues to be fine except 16 and 13 mb. This morning 0800-1000 UTC
excellent long path propagation, RNZL [0800-1200] 9700 kHz amongst RA Shepparton 9770 &
9860 kHz, and Suara R Malaysia on 9750 kHz too. So, some are very fluttery and obviously
dual-path. From same direction RN Bonaire new 9820 0830-0930 UTC, //9720-ATN.
Started monitoring day loud Arabic on 13620 kHz at 0515 UTC, seemingly AIR Delhi 04300530. What appeared to be R Almaty-KAZ heard on 9620 and new 11720 kHz (x11840) via
Kiev-UKR relay, schedule seems to be 0500-1600 UTC.
RAI in Italian observed at 0545 on 9580 kHz. Cuba jamming type noted at 0540 UTC on
v9795 kHz, at 1300 UTC around 9985 kHz. ME jamming type at 1500-1600 UTC on 9530 kHz.
DW carries E DX px on last UTC Sun about 0530-0550 UTC: 6045 & 6185, 9615 kHz.
Then TRT Ankara in Turkish notable on new 6170 kHz (x6040), still registered on 7300 kHz
at 0500-0700 UTC, but obviously very late correction in schedule. Persian sce 0830-0930
UTC on new 13770 kHz. More TRT replacing at 1230-1330 UTC English to SoAS 13750
(x13695) kHz, //15290 kHz. Chinese 1100-1200 UTC 15210 replacing 13710.
From about 0600 UTC there was RUI Kiev audible on 6020 7320 9600 9870 11705 11840 13590
kHz. Additional channels observed later around noon: 12050 15520 17680 kHz. From about
1700 UTC more channels: 5905 6090 11830 kHz. RUI Ukraine 2nd progr at 1700-1800 UTC on
12050 & 13720 kHz; parallel to German lang sce on remaining channels.
At 0725 UTC on 7230 kHz listened to very last DX program of NHK World "Media RoundUp" by
Mary Kishi. RDP Lisbon appeared 10 kHz up on 6140 kHz (may a punching error), and
clashes with DW German Nauen the whole morning, and REE Madrid also here bc football
coverage in late afternoon. RAI Rome 2nd progr relay now 5 kHz up on 7240 kHz at 07001200 UTC. Next to new 7270 kHz for Albanian dom sce relay of R Tirana (x6145) at about
0800-1000 UTC, covering terrible Adria ship accident.
R Tashkent-UZB dom sce back on summer frequ 15200 kHz, and usual 15165 at 0430-1400
approx. QBS Qatar good level now on 17825 kHz 0706-1306 UTC; then less strong on 11750
kHz till 2125 UTC close down. DW Trincomalee 21695 kHz 0900-0950 Persian propagating
well to EUR. BSKSA Riyadh in Indonesian on 21640 kHz the one and only st on 13 mb, no
trace of Dubai 21605.
RHC 11760 kHz in Spanish at 1100 UTC "Mundo Siete" progr. R Budapest in Hungarian on
addit 7215 kHz to EUR, Suns only 1100-1200 UTC, usually to AUS/PAC on 13-19 mb. German
Sunday special 1200-1300 UTC on new 9820, but suffering by KTWR Guam, //5970 7220.
Sofia at 1200-1500 UTC on BBC frequ 6195 kHz, //7310. R Tashkent-UZB to SoAsia at 12001500 UTC back on summer frequ 15295 kHz, //7285 & 9715 kHz.
RFI Paris is saving electricity, checked 6175 kHz, but in French a single hour at 11001200 UTC only. Hi, English number station with heavy Czech accent started right in bc
band on 9450 kHz at about 1245 UTC. ERT Athens Greek/English at 1200-1350 UTC on 9375
kHz powerhouse also. DW Sines-POR powerhouse 500 kW to ex-YUG languages block, 15545 kHz
1200-1430 UTC.
UNID Taiwanese st in Chinese observed on both new 9745 & 9845 kHz around 1200-1500 UTC.
Playing local as well as western middle of road and soft pop songs mx. At 1415 UTC
Chinese/English radio lessens. Lasting at least 1200-1500 UTC.
On 29th RFA noted on 9415 kHz via CIS site at 1300-1630 slot (x9440), but not audible
today in summer schedule, another puzzle for RFA audience, hi. Discovered Tibetan on
31rd again: now at 1300 UTC on 11575, and weaker 11590 kHz. Vietnamese at 1400 UTC is
now on 11605, but weaker on 11590, and usual //9455 KHBI and 9930 KWHR. Chinese 1500 UTC
audible on 9455, 11565, 15660 kHz. Burmese 1500-1600 UTC on 11590 & 11605 kHz. No Korean
outlet traced here so far.
Lots of ID's by Investment Channel on 17780 kHz from Meyerton-RSA in 1300-1400 UTC
range, but very poor signal level to be expected during upcoming southern autumn/winter
on 19 - 13 mb. No signal detectable in parallel 15225 ... 15235 kHz range. Observed at
1730 UTC on 5955, 9455, 11870 kHz too.
Came across VoR Japanese sce on at least three 19 mb channels: 15435 15490 15510 kHz at
1300-1400 UTC (mistake on control desk?). (?Religious protestant?) progr noted again in
Bengali on 15470 via Tashkent-UZB at 1330-1400 UTC.
Vatican Radio to EaAS 1315-1450 UTC back on 22 mb 13765 kHz, //11625. KWHR Hawaii is
always difficult to hear in EUR, observed in Vietnamese(!) at 1400-1500 UTC on 9930 kHz.
Regional Greek st ERT Thessaloniki live football coverage on new 6245 kHz to EUR at
1400-2100 UTC, //9935 & 11595. ERT Athens Balcan block 1500-1700 UTC on addit 11575
kHz, //9375 9420 11645 kHz.
ORF Vienna opened new 13710 kHz at 1500-1800 UTC.
German sce explored on 6015 kHz at 1530-1545 UTC.
Forgotten lowered and hiddened BBC
VoR in English on new OOB 13815 kHz at 1700 UTC, seldom heard these days. RAI Rome 18151905 UTC bc Czech, Slovene, Polish block on both new 6110 & 7145 kHz. English at 19301955 UTC on new 9670 kHz.
R Tirana in Greek on 7155 kHz and may be on 1215 kHz too, at 1745-1757 UTC. In German on
1458 kHz and single new 7295 kHz at 1815-1840 UTC; followed by English 1458 7270 til
1857 UTC; Albanian at least 1900-2000 UTC 1458 6170 kHz.
R YUG Belgrade-Serbia in English still being heard via txs in Bosnia Hercegovina 6100 &
very poor 7130 kHz mixing with IRIB Tehran. UNID Chinese (Taiwan via WYFR?) at 1915 UTC
on 11945 kHz. R Rossii on usb3965 kHz at about 1700-2000 UTC (army st fr Belarus??).
IRIB Tehran now additional txs in use: German 1730-1825 UTC new 7190 kHz //7260 & 9022.
Russian 1930-2027 UTC 7305 kHz, and remarkable time delay 300 ms behind on 7175 kHz. R
Tashkent-UZB in German at 1935-2030 UTC on 5035 5060 6230 9540 kHz. RKI Seoul German via
Skelton-UK relay 2000-2100 UTC 6145 kHz, and direct 7550 kHz.
R Thailand Bangkok 2000-2045 UTC on strong new 9680 kHz; and inaudible v9656 kHz 1000
Hertz tone only. German, French, English, 2045-2115 Thai.
RUI Kiev in German 2000-2100 UTC on 5905 6010 6020 7180 7240 9640 11830 13590 15520 kHz;
RUI 2nd progr in Ukrainian 13720 kHz. DW Polish at 2030-2100 replaced registered 7125 by
7115 kHz via Sines-POR 250 kW.
Two Indonesian propagating in 2200-2400 UTC, VoA Tinang 2200-2330 on 11805, RA Darwin
2130-2400 on 11640 kHz. R Tirana-ALB in 0000-0030 UTC time slot bc sad news on boat
accident in Adria sea, on new 6190 kHz.
R Nacional Paraguay on v9736 kHz playing very lovely Mexican mx at 0100 UTC.
AFGHANISTAN/CIS
[from CIS to AFG] The pro-Rabbani anti-Taleban R Afghanistan in Dari
and Pashto is currently heard on v7082 kHz. s-on at 1330 UTC with a song, followed by
freq. annoucements, Quran chants, talks and patriotic songs. S-off at 1430 UTC. SIO not
more than 2. The official st at Kabul also begins the evening bc at 1330 UTC on 7200 and
1107 kHz. (Sarath Weerakoon-CLN, 4S5SL, UADX, Mar 27)
ANTARCTICA
v15475.74 kHz LRA36 at 2050 UTC, barely a het until then when some peaks of
mx and SP ann broke thru.
(Stehen Price-PA-USA, via Cumbre Dx, Mar 16)
AUSTRALIA
As of 26 March, Radio Australia introduces a NEW, one hour additional sce in
Tok Pisin, as a result of the crisis in Port Moresby. This is on the air at 6am l.t. in
Papua New Guinea, corresponding to 2000 UTC. This new txion is in addition to the
regular three hour evening program. Frequencies for the new morning service are
unknown. A Radio Australia spokesman said the Pidgin service had an audience of more
than 500,000 listeners, and its Tok Pisin correspondent, Mr Peter Jonah, would include
live reports of the civil unrest in the expanded coverage.
(Press Report, Melbourne "Age" of 26 March 1997, via EDXP)
The announced sked was 2000-2100 UTC on 6080 and 7240 kHz.
CHINA
CRI Beijing English sce e-mail address is: crieng@public.bta.net.cn
(CRI "The Messenger")
COLOMBIA
v6014.3 kHz R Mira REACTIVATED 2107 UTC relaying football fr Caracol basica
(=810 and v5076.8 kHz) narrated by Edgar Perea. v6065.2 kHz Colmundo Bogota still going
24 h. Prgr mgr Fabio Restrepo G unexpectedly left st, acting prgr mgr is Jorge
Hernandez. I have been in touch with him and his boss, so chances are that they will
start QSLing in the near future.
(Henrik Klemetz, Dateline Bogota, via Cumbre Dx, Mar 23)
CZECH REPUBLIC
RADIO PRAGUE summer schedule
RADIO PRAGUE
Summer Period Z97
March 30th - Oct 25th, 1997
program
UTC
kHz
Area
CZECH
0830-0857
11600
SW Europe
21705
EaAF/ME
0930-0957
15640
W.Africa
17485
EaAF/ME
1230-1257
6055
Europe
7345
N.Europe
1330-1357
13580
S./E.Asia
17485
E.Africa
1530-1557
5930
Europe
17485
E.Africa
1730-1757
5930
E.Eu/Asia/Pac.
15640
C.Africa
1930-1957
5930
Europe
11640
AUS/SoA
2100-2127
9495
AUS/SoA exc. 5 May-7 Sept
11600
AUS/SoA 5 May-7 Sept only
9440
W.Africa exc. 5 May-7 Sept
11600
W.Africa 5 May-7 Sept only
2330-2357
7345
N.America
9485
S.America
0130-0157
6200
N. America
7345
S.America
0230-0257
5930
N.America
7345
N.America
GERMAN
0630-0657
1000-1027
1200-1227
1500-1527
ENGLISH
0700-0727
0900-0930
1030-1057
5930
7345
6055
7345
6055
7345
5930
7345
9505
15640
17485
7345
9505
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
W.Africa
EaAF/ME
N.Europe
Europe
1300-1330
1600-1627
1700-1727
2000-2027
2130-2157
2230-2257
0000-0027
0100-0127
0300-0327
0330-0357
SPANISH
0730-0757
1400-1430
1800-1827
1900-1927
2030-2057
2300-2327
0030-0057
0200-0227
FRENCH
0600-0627
0800-0827
1430-1457
1630-1657
1830-1857
13580
17485
5930
17485
5930
15640
5930
11600
9495
11600
9440
11600
7345
11600
5930
7345
6200
7345
5930
7345
9480
11600
S./E.Asia
E.Africa
Europe
E.Africa/Mi.East
Europe
C.Africa
Europe
SoAS/AUS
AUS/SoA exc. 5 May-7 Sept
AUS/SoA 5 May-7 Sept only
W.Africa exc. 5 May-7 Sept
W.Africa 5 May-7 Sept only
N.America
N.America 5 May-7 Sept only
N.America
N.America
N.America
N.America
N.America
N.America
ME/SoAS
S.&W.Asia
9505
11600
11600
13580
5930
11640
5930
11640
5930
11600
7345
9485
5930
7345
6200
7345
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
EUR/SoAM
Europe
EUR/SoAM
Europe
EUR/SoAM
C.America
S.America
C.America
S.America
C.America
S.America
5930
7345
9505
11600
5930
5930
15640
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
C.Africa
5930
11640
2200-2227
7345
11600
Transmitters at Litomysl 16E10
Europe
SoEUR/WeAF
N.America
N.America 5 May-7 Sept only
49N48
HOME SERVICE FOR EUROPE IN CZECH
Mon.-Fri. 0200-2200 UTC 270 kHz LONG WAVE
Sat./Sun. 0300-2200 UTC TX at Uherske Hradiste 17E30
49N10
SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS via World Radio Network
ENGLISH
0900-0930 UTC
Astra 1B 11.538 GHz tr 22
for Europe
V-Polarization, Audio Subcarrier 7.38 MHz
for NoAM
0200-0230 UTC
Galaxy 5 3.820 GHz tr 6
Czech for NoAM 1300-1327 UTC
Galaxy 5 3.820 GHz tr 6
(R Prague, Mar 29)
ETHIOPIA
5500 kHz Voice of the Revolution of Tigray, full data QSL card signed and
stamped by Mr. Fre Tesfamichael in 55 days by registered air mail, this was after
receive a partial data letter received previously, full details in a post card of "Blue
Nile bridge" printed in Addis Ababa that I sent as ppc.
(Ivan Barrera-ARG, Mar 26)
6315 (new frequ) VO the Revolution of Tigray, Mekelle, 0356 UTC noted with now familiar
IS, strong signal through ute QRM. First attempted upon receiving a nice QSL letter from
station earlier today with mention of this new channel. Noted later in evening from
Cumbre download that another reporter had received same schedule.
Full Schedule (UTC): 6315 (replaces 7515) and 5500 kHz, 0400-0500, 0930-0930 (sic),
1500-1600; Mon-Fri, 0400-0800, 1500-1600; Sat & Sun. Language Tigrana. (Renfrew, via
Cumbre Dx, Mar 20)
GEORGIA
Please note the following change in our Z-97 schedule:
Del KVOH/Georgia 9310kHz 1900-2100UT Tbilisi Dusheti 100kW 302deg
Add KVOH/Georgia 9310kHz 1800-2000UT Tbilisi Dusheti 100kW 302deg
(George Jacobs-USA, Mar 28)
GERMANY
DeutschlandRadio und Deutsche Telekom setzen ihre gute Zusammenarbeit fort.
Lang- und Mittelwellenversorgung gesichert.
Ein Vertrag zwischen der Deutschen Telekom AG und dem DeutschlandRadio beinhaltet die
langfristige Sicherung der Ausstrahlung der beiden bundesweiten Programme des
DeutschlandRadios, einschliesslich von Verkehrsfunkdaten (AMDS), auf Lang- und
Mittelwelle.
Die Sendeleistung der Langwellensender wurde [wieder] auf 500 kW erhoeht. Damit ist der
DeutschlandFunk auf Langwelle innerhalb Deutschlands ueberall zu hoeren. Auf den
Frequenzen Donebach 153 kHz bzw. Aholming 207 kHz ist der DeutschlandFunk unter normalen
Empfangsbedingungen jetzt ausserdem in Oesterreich, der Schweiz, Norditalien, Benelux,
sowie im oestlichen Teil Frankreichs zu empfangen.
Das ueber den Langwellensender Oranienburg Zehlendorf 177 kHz ausgestrahlte Programm von
DeutschlandRadio Berlin deckt etwa 50 Prozent Deutschlands ab. Die Frequenz erreicht
ausserdem fast den gesamten Ostseeraum und kann im suedlichen Teil Skandinaviens sowie
in weiten Teilen Polens empfangen werden.
www page - http://www.d-radio.de
DeutschlandFunk
MW
549 kHz
756 kHz
1269 kHz
1422 kHz
satellite Astra 1A, 3Sat, tr
Nordkirchen
100 kW Thurnau
100
Koenigslutter 200 kW Ravensburg 100
Neumuenster
300 kW
Heusweiler
600 kW
10, 11.347 GHz, 7.38/7.56
DeutschlandRadio MW 990 kHz Berlin Britz 100 kW
SW 6005 kHz Berlin Britz 100 kW
satellite Astra 1A, 3Sat, tr 10, 11.347 GHz, 7.74/7.92
(DLF/DLR progr brochure Apr '97)
GUAM
As from March 30th, Russian txions of KTWR Guam will be canceled.
(Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Mar 25)
9870 kHz KTWR, Merizo at 1025-1032 UTC, English px, address, ID, mx. If I understood
correctly what the announcer said, they'll be on 9865 kHz, as from next Sunday. (Mark
Veldhuis-HOL, Mar 28)
INDIA
AIR is now using 9595 kHz at 0015-0430 UTC (instead of starting 0100) by
dropping 7170 kHz English 2245-0045 UTC. 2245-0045 now runs on 11620 9705 to SoEaAS;
11620 9950 to NoEaAS. 11620 kHz is from Bangalore 2 x 500kw tx on 2 different antenna
and direction.
IRELAND
RTE to bc soccer commentary worldwide. Live comments from RTE Radio 1 on the
Rep of Ireland's vital World Cup qualifying tie with Macedonia on Wed, 2nd April, will
be carried on five SW frequs at 1500 UTC.
9470 kHz AUS/OCE, 11700 EaEUR, 13740 ME, 15150 NoAM, 17515 AF.
There will also be live commentary on the match with Romania on Wed 30th April, at 1700
UTC. Same frequs except: 11820 kHz AF, 13640 kHz ME.
Commentaries in live audio format on RTE's Internet site at:
http://www.rte.ie/
(RTE, via BBCM, via AGDX, Mar 25)
West Coast radio from IRL via German Telekom Juelich tx: to EUR Sats only 1500-1600 UTC
6175 kHz (x5970), to AF Thurs only 1900-2000 UTC 15625 (11665) kHz. (RVI Mar 31)
ISRAEL
"Offshore" station, Radio Gal Wave, raided on land.
Now pirate st Radio Gal Wave, which claimed to bc fr a ship in Internat waters off the
Israeli coast, has been raided and shut down by police, who found that it actually
transmitted from an apartment block on land. The raid came after further complaints over
the last few days, in which pilots reported hearing music instead of control tower
txions several times.
A fresh campaign will mount for the closure of Arutz-7, a right-wing pirate radio ship
that really does bc from internat waters. Arutz-7's director-general has, however, used
his own txs to tell listeners: "We spend 1m dollars a year to bc from a ship outside
Israel's territorial waters, in order not to violate the law."
JAPAN
Time Signal Station, JJY, will stop its operation in very near future.
(Mitsuaki, Mar 20, via Dx Window)
Cumbre Dx report on NHK SSB relays. As you may know, Japan has some low-powered relays
of some of its dom sces on SW. During my recent dxpedition to Hawaii, I was able to hear
a few of them everyday. What was frustrating is that they never IDed (at least from what
I could tell), even at sign off. I asked Mr. Sonny Ashimori of Japan for his help and
here is his wonderful reply (Johnson, Cumbre Dx):
I can add nothing to the txion sched published in the WRTH, but they seem to be on
almost every day and I hear them with excellent reception. These SW relays do not
identify themselves, not even when they sign on or off (unless that coincides with the
main st's ID time). They simply relay the AM radio programming of the particular sts
they originate from, some Radio One (general), others Radio Two (educational), as you
can see in the WRTH. NHK dom AM radio IDs are heard at 50 secs past the following times
during the day (all times UTC).
Radio One: 1959 (s/on), 2059, 2359, 0259, 0959, 1159, 1459*
Radio Two: 2029 (s/on), 1219, 0029, 0719, 1319, 1459 (s/off)
*) On most nights Radio One does not sign off. They bc all night, then start a new bc
day at 5 AM (2000 UTC).
ID form is always "(location) Dai-Ichi (or Dai-Ni) Hoso desu. (call letters)," e.g.
Radio One: "Osaka Dai-Ichi Hoso desu. JOBK."
Radio Two: "Osaka Dai-Ni Hoso desu. JOBB."
Some stations omit the verb "desu" after the st name.
(Ashimori, in Cumbre Dx, Mar 26)
Hello, here
Arabic
0400-0430
Bengali
0200-0230
Burmese
1130-1200
2340-2400
Chinese
0420-0520
0430-0530
1130-1230
1500-1600
2235-2320
English
0000-0010R
0000-0100
0100-0200
0300-0400
is the NHK Radio Japan Z97 schedule:
ME/NAf
9515G
SAs
0600-0630
ME/NAf
17770S
11890S 1130-1200
SAs
12045S
SEAs
SEAs
9695*
13630
SEAs
7260*
EAs
SEAs
EAs
SEAs
SEAs
11910*, 15475
15120, 17685*
6190
1200-1300
9855*
13650*
SEAs
EAs
9695*
6090
SEAs
Eu
SEAs
EAs
NAm
Oceania
Oceania
13630, 13650*
6155B, 6180B
17810
SEAs/IND 11860I
15500*
SAs
11890S, 15590*
5960C(from April 7), 11790, 13630*
21610*
17685
1345-1415
0500-0530R
0500-0600
CAm
11895F, 13630* Am/HWI
EAs
11840*
NAm
Oceania
11920I
Eu
0600-0700
SEAs
17810*
SEAs/IND
EAs
11840*, 11910* SAs
NAm
9835, 12030*
Am/HWI
Oceania
11920I
Eu
0700-0800R Oceania
11850
0700-0800
SEAs
17810*
SEAs/IND
EAs
11840*, 11910* Oceania
Eu
7230B
ME/NAf
CAf
17815A
1100-1200
SEAs
11815*
EAs
NAm
6120C
1200-1300
SEAs
11815*
EAs
NAm
6120C(until April 5)
1400-1500
SEAs
7200
1500-1600
SEAs
7200
EAs
SAs
7240, 11730*
NAm
SAf
15355G
1700-1800
SEAs
7200
EAs
SAs
7225, 11730*
NAm
Am/HWI
9835*
Eu
ME/NAf
11880S
2100-2115R EAs
6090
2100-2200
SEAs/IND 6035I
NAm
R)Regional Sce, others Gen.Sce.
French
0630-0700
0930-1000
German
0600-0630
1100-1130
Hindi
0230-0300
Italian
0545-0600
1115-1130
Indonesian
0915-1015
2235-2320
Japanese
0200-0300
0400-0430
0400-0500
0800-0900
0900-0930
0900-1000
1000-1100
1600-1700
15230
6110C
7230B
11740I
15550*
15230
5975B, 7230B
11740I
11920I
15230G
7125
7125
9750*
9535*
6035*
9535*
7110*
13630*
ME/NAf
Eu
WAf
17770S
9600B
15120A
Eu
Eu
11760*, 12030G
9600B, 11710B
SAs
11890S
Eu
Eu
11760*, 12030G
17630G
SEAs
SEAs
11690
13630
SEAs
SAs
Oceania
SAm
SEAs
NAm
ME/NAf
SEAs
EAs
Am/HWI
ME/NAf
WAf
SAm
SEAs
EAs
Oceania
SEAs
NAm
SAf
SEAs
NAm
11860I EAs
11840*, 15500*
15590* NAm
5960C, 13630*
21610*
9660F
Am/HWI
15230
17810
EAs
11840*
6110C
Eu
5960B, 7230B
17820S
11740I, 11815*
7125
SAm
6070F, 9685
9835*
Oceania
11850, 11920I
15230G CAf
17815A
15220A
6070F, 9685
11740I, 11815*
7125
Am/HWI
9835*
11850
ME/NAf
15230G
11815* EAs
7125
6120C(from April 6)
17780G
7200
EAs
6035*
9535*
Am/HWI
9835*
CAf
1200-1230
1030-1130
17815A
SAs
12045S
SEAs
9695*
1800-1900
1900-2000
SEAs
NAm
Eu
SEAs
NAm
Eu
7200
9535*
7110*
7200*
9535*
7110*
EAs
Oceania
ME/NAf
EAs
Oceania
6035*
7140
11880S
6035*
6035I
Japanese (relay home sce. R.One)
0300-0330
EAf
13700*
0300-0400
SEAs
17810
EAs
11840*
SAs
15590*
NAm
5960(until April 6), 13630*
CAm
11895F SAm
9660F
Am/HWI
15230
Oceania
21610*
Eu
11760* ME/NAf
9515G
0900-1300
SEAs
9855*
EAs
9750*
1300-1400
SEAs
9855*
EAs
9750*
SAs
12045S NAm
11705C
CAf
21490A WAf
15400A
1400-1500
SEAs
9855*
EAs
9750*
SAs
12045S NAm
11705C
2000-2100
SEAs
7200*, 9825
EAs
6090, 9560, 11910*
NAm
13630* Oceania
6035I
Eu
7110*, 7210B
2100-2200
SEAs
9825, 11665*
EAs
9560, 11910* Oceania 11850*
2200-2300
SEAs
9825, 11665* EAs 9560, 11910*
SAm
9685F
Oceania
11850*
Eu
6055B, 6115B
2300-2400
SEAs
9825, 11665* EAs 9560, 11910*
Eu
6180B
Korean
0320-0420
EAs
11910* 1030-1130
EAs
6190
1400-1500
EAs
6090
2115-2200
EAs
6090
Malay
1400-1430
SEAs
9695* 2320-2340
SEAs
13650*
Portuguese
0930-1000
SAm
9530F, 9685
Persian
0230-0300
ME/NAf
6150G, 11760*
Russian
0430-0530
Eu
11760*, 12030G 0500-0600 EAs 11715*
0745-0845
EAs
6145*, 6165*
1000-1100 Eu 11710B
1300-1400
EAs
6090
Spanish
0430-0500
CAm
11895F, 13630* SAm
9660F
Am/HWI
15230
0630-0700
Eu
12030G 1000-1030 SAm 9530F, 9685
Swahili
0330-0400
EAf
6135A, 13700*
Swedish
0530-0545
Eu
11760*, 12030G 1100-1115
Eu 17630G
Thai
1130-1200
SEAs
11740I 1300-1330
SEAs
9695*
2340-2400
SEAs
13650*
Urdu
0300-0330
SAs
11890S 1230-1300
SAs
12045S
Vietnamese
1200-1230
SEAs
11740I 1330-1400
SEAs
9695*
2320-2340
SEAs
13630
Relays: A-Ascension Island 250kW
B-U.K. 250kW
C-Sackville, Canada 250kW
F-Montsinery, French Guiana 500kW
G-Moyabi, Gabon 500kW
I-Kranji, Singapore 250kW
S-Ekala, Sri Lanka 300kW
Others from Yamata, Japan: Freqs marked *) are 300kW, others are 100kW
(Kunitoshi Hishikawa-JAP, Mar 26)
LATVIA
Latvian Radio to boost transmitter power. The 1st progr of Latvian R will be
audible throughout the country. The power of the Riga MW tx 945 kHz will be tripled,
thereby ensuring good reception throughout most of the territory of Latvia. (BBCM via
AGDX, Mar 26)
MOZAMBIQUE/UNITED KINGDOM
Renamo radio to be relaunched as Terra Verde. Radio VOR, the Voice of Renamo, is to
change its name to Terra Verde [Green Land]. The station will operate on a commercial
basis in partnership with a British group. (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 19)
NAMIBIA
3270 kHz NBC, Windhoek 2100-2107 UTC English ID: "National Radio, it's eleven
o'clock", short news-bulletin, ballad, religious talk. //3289.9 kHz, where NBC suffered
from CW-QRM.
RUSSIA
Voice of Russia (Russian sce) Z97 schedule:
EUR and Atlantic region
1700-1900 15430 12060 12040 11630 9810 9610 7400 7340 7280 7260 6045
1900-2000 12040 11840 11630 9810 9610 7400 7340 7280 7260 6045
1323
693
2000-2100 12040 11840 11630 9810 9610 7400 7340 7280 7260 6045
AF
1700-1900 15550 15430 12060 12040 12035 11985 11850 11725 11685 11630
9810 9730 9675 9615 9610 7400 7340 7325 7280 7260
7245 7185 6045
1900-2100 12040 11840 11630 9810 9610 7400 7340 7280 7260 6045
Middle East
1500-1600 11825 11725 11665
9730
9615
7245
FE / AUS / NZL / PAC / OCE
1200-1400 12035 11860 11730 11675
9835
9800
South East Asia
1200-1400 15550 11860 11820 11765 11730 11665
7305 7170
NoAM
0100-0300 15455 13605 12000 11660 9830 9820
SoAM 2300-2400 9830 9820 7370 7310
0100-0300 15455 13605 12000 11660 9830 9820
(VoR fax via Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Mar 25)
7330
7315
6080
9895
7330
7315
7370
7310
7125
7370
7310
7125
According to verification fr TRK Kabbalkteleradio, Nalchik they transmit in Kabardin on
Wed & Suns in Balkarian for fellow countrymen in the NE on Thurs at 1830-1900 UTC on
1170, 5905, 7130 kHz. SW frequs were said to be seasonal, these may already be summer
frequs. Listening observations in Febr gave MW frequs as 1089 & 1170 kHz and a SW frequ
of 6005 kHz. The V/s was Kamal Makitov, vice chairman.
(unid, via Cumbre Dx, Mar 28)
SEYCHELLES
Due to interference FEBA Radio from Seychelles is now using 7365 (x7350)
kHz in Tamil 0115-0200 and Telugu 0200-0230 UTC to India.
SOUTH AFRICA
3255 kHz BBC World Service, Meierton relay at 2158-2159* UTC Popmx,
English ID, off 2159 UTC after "This is London".
The new Investment Channel, they are announcing the following frequs fr 30th March:
ME & EaAF 0200-0530 6160 7190 9525 11820
0800-1130 15225 17875
1400-1800 9455 11870 11900 15225
Ce&WeAF
0530-0800 9525 11820 15225 17770
1130-1400 15225 17780
1800-2200 5965 7225 9455
SoAF
0400-0700 3230 5955 6120 9675 [11970?]
1000-1200 9675 11970
1600-2100 3230 5955
This is the Investment Channel. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Listen in
and see how your investments compare.
You can call us at Liechtenstein +41 75 232 58 89 or
fax us at Liechtenstein +41 75 232 38 82, or write us at
PO Box 1250, FL-9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Europe.
(Alok Dasgupta-IND; BBCM via AGDX, Mar 25-28)
SRI LANKA
v4902 kHz SLBC (p) at 1311 with weak talk. Only heard this one twice in the
two years I lived in Colorado so WeTexas apparently has some potential for Asian Dxing.
As Dave mentioned, the Sri Lanka sts were weak even in Hawaii. (Johnson, via Cumbre Dx,
Mar 19)
TANZANIA
Observations by BBC Monitoring on 19th March confirmed that the Dar es
Salaam-based private commercial st Radio One is now bcing on MW 1440 kHz. //main Dar es
Salaam VHF/FM transmitter on 99.6 MHz.
UKRAINE
R. Diya Tekh Kto v. More (Radio for those at Sea) on 9450, QSL in Cyrillic
!!!, letter in English, Ukrainian mint stamps in 84 days, no IRC sent. QTH: Krymskoye R.
- Ul. Karaimskaya 6/d, UKR-330000, Simferopol, Ukraine. (Botto Fiora-I, /Play DX, Mar
16)
[also P.O.Box 956, UKR-333034 Simferopol. Broadcasts on Mons only, 0600-0700 & 1600-1700
UTC.(?)]
UNIDENTIFIED
4845 kHz at 0415-0600 UTC R France International on new fq with nx and
talks in French //7280, 7315 and until 0430 UTC also Gabon 4890 kHz. After 0430 UTC RFI
via Gabon carried another French progr. Several RFI IDs, but the st faded out just
before Mauritania should sign-on on 4845 kHz. (Anker Petersen-DEN, Mar 25)
v7095 kHz - Unid R. with highly turkish songs at 1700 UTC, with a reference by to man
Alma Ata at 1710 UTC then man speaking continuously till my tune out. Azeri matters then
gone into azeri music. I wonder if it is R F Azerbaijan. (Liangas-GRC, via TFW, Mar 1518)
Today noted VOF Azerbijan new v7093 kHz at 1530-1630 UTC (x1630). Iran on Summer time
since Sunday 23rd March?
(G.Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, Mar 25)
[from Dushanbe tx site?; Tbilisi Dusheti in Georgia is Christian; ed]
USA
VoA Communications World by Kim Elliott lost six of their AF sce frequencies. New
CW summer schedule reads [all Sats]:
1030-1100 UTC EaAS SoEaAS PAC 5985-Delano
[also widely heard in USA & CAN]
11720 & 15425 kHz.
1730-1800 UTC SoAS EaAS
6110 6160 7125 7215 9645 9700 15205 15255
15395
1730-1800 UTC ME NoAF EUR 9700 9760 15205 15255
2130-2200 UTC ME NoAF EUR 1260 1548 6040 9535 9760
1730-1800 UTC AF
15410 15445 17895
Also bc Sat 1930 UTC FM Berlin 87.9 MHz; Sun 1400 UTC WRN1 via Astra 1B, tr 22, 11.538
GHz, vertical, 7.38 MHz mono subcarrier.
Please fax Kim Elliott on which bc outlet you regularly listen to CW:
+1 202 619 25 43
(VoA CW, Mar 29)
13825 kHz WVHA 1100-1200 UTC English progr "Your Story Hour", and "PC Evangelistic
Series" strong and clear. WVHA POBox: A, Olamon, ME
04467 USA
(Szucs, via Cumbre
Dx, Mar 23)
WWCR Z97 Summer schedule, taken from www site.
Tx #1 - 100 kW - 46
Freq
Time (UTC)
15685 1000-2200
9475 2200-0000
3215 0000-0400
3210 0400-1000
degrees
Dates
06 Apr 97-31
06 Apr 97-31
06 Apr 97-31
06 Apr 97-31
May
May
May
May
97
97
97
97
Tx #2 - 100 kW - 85 degrees
13845 1200-0100
06 Apr 97-31 May 97
5935 0100-1200
06 Apr 97-31 May 97
12160 1300-2300
06 Apr 97-31 May 97
5065 2300-1100
06 Apr 97-31 May 97
7545 1100-1300
06 Apr 97-31 May 97
9475 1200-2200
06 Apr 97-31 May 97
7435 2200-0100
06 Apr 97-31 May 97
2390 0100-1200
06 Apr 97-31 May 97 (Juergen Kubiak-D, Mar 25)
Your Personal Invitation to the Radio Netherlands Open Day, Sat June 7th 1997.
Via this e-mail we'd like to invite you to share our 50th anniversary with us. In the
course of this year there will be a number of special progrs, as listed in our progr
magazines such as 'On Target'. But on the first Sat in June we'd like to invite you to
visit us at the Radio Netherlands' bc centre in Hilversum. Meet the faces behind the
voices, as we open the doors to celebrate a half century of serving the world. The
street address is Witte Kruislaan 55 on the northern side of Hilversum's Media Park. Our
next door neighbour is the PTT communications tower, so the station complex is easy to
find.
Plans for the day are already taking shapen including live performances from mx bands
and local artists and a children's progr and an exhibition. Come and see how Radio
Netherlands has transformed itself, building on its SW past and now adding digital mx
productions, our pages on the Internet, bc and development training, Real Audio, etc.
etc.
Special live txions in our Dutch language sce will be bc from the entrance hall which
will also be heard on the domestic network Radio 2 (FM only) We'll be involving
listeners as much as possible in the activities. The open day is on Sat June 7th 1997,
between 10.00 and 16.00 hrs local time.
The full street address is Witte Kruislaan 55, 1217AM Hilversum.
If you're coming by train, then get off the train from Amsterdam or Utrecht at Hilversum
Noord. If you're coming from direction of Utrecht, cross the footbridge. You'll see the
huge MediaPark in front of you. Turn right and follow the road north in the direction of
Bussum and the large PTT tower (always visible except in heavy mist). After 5 mins walk,
you'll see a set of traffic lights. Radio Netherlands is on the corner.
Help us to help you; If you are coming from abroad to our one-day Open Day, please send
us an e-mail in advance. Then we'll ensure that members of the language sections are
here to see you. (RN Mar 23)
e-mail
wwdxc@compuserve.com
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 301
05 Apr 1997
________________________________________________________________________
AFGHANISTAN
New anti-Taleban radio launched with Turkish help.
The anti-Taleban National Islamic Movement led by General Dostum, included a report
headlined: "Historic Balkh radio starts bcing" in monthly publication 'Afghan Press'.
Reports from the town of Balkh [west of Mazar-e Sharif in northern AFG] that a new radio
- Radio Balkh - has formally started bcing on SW and MW. This st has been supplied and
installed with technical and financial assistance from the friendly and fraternal
country of the Republic of Turkey. The forces of General Dostum, whose base is in Mazare Sharif, control the northern provinces of Afghanistan and are currently engaged in
fighting with the Taleban group.
Another anti-Taleban radio st, calling itself R Afghanistan, has bcon SW since Oct 1996.
It appears to be operated by supporters of the ousted President Rabbani. Pro-Rabbani
officials have told BBCM that it bcs from a facility in Taloqan, Takhar Province, in
northern Afghanistan. It may share facilites with a Tajik opposition radio, Voice of
Free Tajikistan, which uses the same SW frequ.
Taleban-controlled R Voice of Shari'ah R tx repaired. Three components of a 100 kW tx
made by Siemens of Germany, which had been idle for some time, were sent to Germany for
repair. R Voice of Shari'ah passes on to all listeners the good news thatfrom now on
this R will bc at maximum capacity. Our listeners inside and outside the country can
hear the radio's progrs on 1278 kHz MW with better reception.
(BBCM via AGDX, Mar 27 - Apr 4)
ALBANIA
R Tirana in German on new 9570 kHz at 1815-1840 UTC, //MW 1458 and SW 7295
kHz. (Benno Klink-D, DG1EA, Mar 31)
R Tirana ann on 20th March that the following summertime sched for English bcs would
come into effect on 30th Mar 1997:
0145-0200
6115
7160
0230-0300
6140
7160
1845-1900
7270
9570
2100-2130
7110
9515 (20 Mar/R Tirana/BBCM, via AGDX)
VoA MW Durres Fllake relay:
1395 kHz 0330-0400 VOA SERB DUR
1395 kHz 0430-0500 VOA CROA DUR
1458 kHz 0530-0600 VOA SERB DUR
500 330
500 330
500 338 (IBB schedule)
AUSTRALIA
R Australia Operational Schedule M-97 changes only.
Eff from 2100 UTC Sat 30 March 1997
Shepparton
Line B: 100kW
E
E
E
E
065
065
065
070
Line E: 100kW
00:30-06:30 17795 E
06:30-13:00 9860 E
050
030
Line F: 100kW
00:30-02:00 13755 E
02:00-08:00 15240 X
08:00-09:00 6080 E
030
030
005
08:00-11:00
11:00-13:30
13:30-14:30
14:30-16:00
340
340
340
340
Darwin
Line N: 250kW
Line P: 250kW
00:30-02:00
02:00-04:00
04:00-06:30
06:30-13:00
17860
13755
11880
9580
13605
13605
9850
9850
E
S
C
E
00:00-00:30 17880 F(+)
00:30-02:00 17880 E(+)
01:00-08:00 17880 X(+)
316
316
316
Line Q: 250kW
08:00-08:30
08:30-11:00
11:00-13:30
13:30-14:30
14:30-20:00
20:00-22:00
22:00-23:30
23:30-00:00
17880
9560
9560
9560
9615
9850
9850
17880
E(+)
I
S
C
E
E
S
E(+)
316
290
317
317
317
317
317
316
08:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:30
12:30-13:00
13:00-14:30
14:30-16:00
16:00-23:00
21:30-00:00
11640
11640
7150
7150
7150
7380
6090
11640
I
E
K
Y
V
E
E
I
290
290
315
315
315
315
290
290
Line S: 250kW
00:00-05:00 17750 E
316
05:00-06:00 15530 K
316
06:00-08:00 15530 E
316
08:00-11:00 21725 E
316
11:00-13:00 11660 E
316
13:00-14:30 11660 V
316
14:30-16:00 11660 E
316
16:00-18:00 9580 E
316
18:00-21:00 7330 E
316
21:00-00:00 11855 E
316
Legend: BBC: BBC relay
E:
General English
X:
Sport (Sat 02:00-08:00, Sun 03:00-08:00; E otherwise)
C:
Cantonese
F:
French
I:
Indonesian
K:
Khmer
P:
Tok Pisin
S:
Standard Chinese (*)= X on Sat/Sun
T:
Thai; X on Sat/Sun
V:
Vietnamese
Y:
English (Mon-Fri), Vietnamese (Sat,Sun)
(+) -6 dB carrier WRT PEP, USB
postal address: P.O.Box 428G, Melbourne, Vic. 3001, Australia
Phone:
+61 - 3 - 9626 1800
Fax:
+61 - 3 - 9626 1899
Openline: +61 - 3 - 9626 1825
E-mail:
ratx@radioaus.abc.net.au
WWW:
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/default.htm
(via Andreas Volk)
R Australia Cricket match live commentary from South Africa on 15510 kHz at 0800 or 1230
UTC till close of play depending on the match sked. On these days 11660 kHz is not
heard. This is the same Darwin tx 'S' 250 kW, 316 degrees. Scheduled regularly 0800-1100
UTC 21725, 1100-1600 UTC 11660, see also above. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Apr 3)
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIAN R Home Sce: FAX on demand
Oesterreichischer Rundfunk ORF (Austrian Radio) provides an extensive Fax polling
service for those who cannot access the st by e-mail
http://www.orf.at/orf/
If your fax machine is capable to receive fax on demand (and if you don't mind to pay AS
0,22/sec (Mo-Fr, 0600-1600 UTC) or AS 0,13/sec (at other times) - which translates to
about $1 a minute (at full rate) - you may pick and chose.
From inside Austria call 0459etc., else call
+43-1-0459-299 03 01-extension
Extensions (selection):
000
full index
001
ORF fact sheets 1996
100
Index for ORF1 (1st programme, home service)
200
Phrase of the Day (Blue Danube Radio)
300
Index for OE3 (3rd programme, home service)
360
Index for 3sat (Satellite TV programme)
401-404 Cooking recipes
(ORF Apr 1)
BELGIUM
[c.f. BC-DX #299) R Vlaanderen Internat Brussels summer sched Z97 fr March 30,
til Oct 25, 1997: AF frequ 0930-1125 is 17690 kHz. French at 2130-2155 UTC on single
9925 kHz, and 1512 kHz only. (RFI printed schedule, Apr 1)
CHINA/TIBET
Peoples Bcing Service Tibet announcements in English at 1500 UTC on 6110
kHz 'This is People Bcing Service Tibet program for overseas listeners' followed by a
program in Tibetan. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Apr 3)
CIS
Trans World R via CIS relay is now using 12035 (x9825) kHz at 0030-0200 UTC and at
1130-1530 UTC on 12005 (x9420) kHz in Indian vernaculars.
(Alok Dasgupta-IND, Apr 3)
ECUADOR
10080 kHz (spur) HCJB at 0040-0100* UTC, Spur/mixing product of 9745 in
English and new 9410 kHz in French. EG/FR pgms mixing together on 10080. 335 kHz
separation between 9410, 9745, and 10080. 10080 goes off when 9410 signs
off at 0100 UTC. (Alexander, in Cumbre Dx, Mar 29)
What's on the DX Party Line this week? Well, even as this is written we are working on
an interview or two which we hope to carry. Meanwhile, we will tell you about a new SW R
st planned for the US, we'll review a new book on Web Radio, and in a report left over
from last week, Allen Graham will tell us about a once hush-hush st which became legit,
and now has gone off the air.
EUR Sat 0800 UTC 5865 kHz, 1900 UTC on 11990 kHz.
SoPAC & AS Sat 0900 UTC 9645 kHz.
NoAM Sun 0100 & 0400 UTC 9745 kHz (Sat evening local time)
(Kenneth D. MacHarg, Apr 4)
ESTONIA
From April
Estonian R on MW txs
1830 UTC from MW txs
of paying for the MW
1st, Estonian R will completely cease bcing the first progr of
in Kardla, Haapsalu and Parnu. Also will stop txing every day at
in Laitse, Kohtla-Nomme and Voru. Estonian R is no longer capable
transmissions. (BBCM via AGDX, Apr 4)
GEORGIA
Improved fine audio quality on Dusheti tx site now. Heard Georgian R English
sce at about 0800-0900 UTC on 11910 kHz. Voice of Hope Tbilissi relay at 1800-2000 UTC
fine signal on 9310 kHz. (WB Mar 31)
7520 [now 9310] V of Hope, Tbilisi. Great looking oversized card, specially printed
for this site. "The Voice of Hope, European Beacon, Tbilisi, Georgia" on front, along
with colorful drawing of beams going out from Georgia to Europe, and small picture of
the tx site; full-data on back, along with Hereford address and invitation to check out
the VoH Web site <http://www.highadventure.org>.
Power is 100 kW, 302 degrees from Dusheti (42.03 N/44.41 E). In three weeks for taped
report. Worth having. (Berg, Mar. 30; Rausch, Apr. 2)
GERMANY
VoA/RFE MW Munich Ismaning relay:
1197 0000-0300 VOA ENGL MUN 300
1197 0300-0330 VOA ENGL MUN 300
1197 0330-0400 VOA CZEC MUN 300
1197 0400-0415 VOA SLVK MUN 300
1197 0415-0430 VOA ENGL MUN 300
1197 0430-0700 VOA ENGL MUN 300
1197 1200-1400 VOA ENGL MUN 300
1197 1400-1500 VOA ENGL MUN 300
1197 1500-1530 VOA BOSN MUN 300
1197 1530-1600 VOA ENGL MUN 300
1197 1600-1700 RFE SC
MUN 300
1197 1700-1800 RFE SC
MUN 300
1197 1800-1900 VOA ENGL MUN 300
1197 1900-1945 VOA CZEC MUN 300
1197 1945-2000 VOA SLVK MUN 300
1197 2000-2200 VOA POLI MUN 300
1197 2300-2400 VOA ENGL MUN 300
065
065
065
065
065
065
ND
ND
115
115
115
115
065
065
065
065
065
MO-FR
MO-FR
MO-FR
MO-FR
(IBB schedule)
GUAM
KTWR moved onto 11835 (x9430) kHz at 1330-1415 UTC in Indian vernaculars. KSDA
noted in English at 0130-0200 UTC with 'Wavescan' px on Suns.(30/3)
HUNGARY
R Budapest (Brody Sandor ut 5-7, H-1800 Budapest, Hungary) summer schedule in
German Z97:
Mo-Sa 1730-1800 UTC 3975 5970 9755
1930-2000 UTC 3975 7155 9755
Sun
1200-1300 UTC 5970 7220 9820
1700-1800 UTC 3975 5990 9755 kHz.
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, Mar 30)
R Budapest at 0000-0100 in Hungarian to NoAM on 9810 kHz. At 0100 UTC in English on 9580
kHz. News followed by DX programme. Fair signal. //6075 kHz weak with co-channel from
DW. (Wojtek Zaremba-POL, Mar 31)
INDONESIA
9565 kHz RRI Jakarta at 0930 UTC Pop mx, female announcer with Indonesian
ID, nice instrumental version of "I will always love you".
(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Apr 1)
Audible on odd v11788.5 kHz at 1330-1500 UTC on Apr 2nd. At 1300 live coverage of
football nations cup? From 1330 UTC phone-in hitparade of both lovely Asian and western
songs. (WB Apr 2)
IRAQ
Iraqi R observations. Mother of Battles R was observed signing on at 1700 UTC on
1st April on 3935 kHz. Announced that it bcs on
693 kHz Arabian Peninsula and Gulf.
1377 kHz Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt.
9745 kHz to the Arab Maghreb countries.
Attempts to trace the R on these frequencies were unsuccessful.
693 kHz relayed the Iraqi Radio's main progr throughout.
No Iraqi R sces have been observed on 1377 kHz for several months.
Also not been traced on or around 9745 kHz during repeated checks this year.
Republic of Iraq Radio's main progr on 603, 693, 756, 963 and 1035 kHz.
Republic of Iraq Radio's Kurdish sce was on 1206 kHz (rather than 1030 kHz which had
been observed in Dec) in //with SW 6560 kHz til around 1700 UTC.
Republic of Iraq Radio's Voice of the Masses sce could not be traced on any of its
listed frequs. Voice of Youth continues to be monitored on 1084 kHz.
The following Iraqi opposition and Kurdish radio sts were observed on 31st March:
Radio of Islam, Voice of the Islamic Movement in Iraqi Kurdistan, in Arabic 1600-1650
UTC 4135, 4400 and 6305 kHz.
Voice of Rebellious Iraq in Arabic on 6086 kHz 1300-1530 UTC. It was also observed after
1930 UTC on 1386 kHz.
Radio of Jihad, Voice of Iraqi Islamic Movement 1700-1900 UTC on 1116 kHz.
Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan on 4080 kHz (replacing 4070 kHz, which had been suffering from
intense jamming for several days). The Iraqi Kurdistan regional govt st, Harim Radio,
1500-1600 UTC, has also switched to 4080 kHz. At 1845 UTC 31st March, Voice of Iraqi
Kurdistan announced progr would be bc in accordance with the following schedule [fr Apr
1]: 0345-0500 & 1645-1800 UTC Kurdish. 0500-0600 & 1800-1900 UTC Arabic.
1900-2000 UTC special progrs in Kurdish and Arabic beamed to EUR & ME.
Voice of Iraqi Islamic Revolution continues to be untraced.
(BBCM via AGDX, Mar 31 - Apr 1)
KOREA/UK
R Korea Int. via Skelton in German now 2000-2100 on 6145. English at 2100 on
3970 kHz. (Kai Ludwig-D, Apr 1)
And Korean sce via UK at 0700-0800 UTC also on new 9555 (x9510) kHz. (WB Apr 3)
LAOS
v6974.09 kHz
LNR, Luang Prabang, 1042-1102 UTC, on March 28 talk M & F anncr in
Asian language, then regional mx. Thanks to Dave Valko per tip in Maui DX-pedition logs.
(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, Mar 30)
LATVIA
Privat R sts R R&R and R Two bc now on MW 1017 kHz (x945). State R replaced 576
by 945 kHz. R R&R bc at 1600-2100 UTC(DST).
(Andreas Erbe-D, Apr 1)
MONGOLIA
V o Mongolia is well heard in India! [250 kW at 230 degr to Indian
subcontinent] on 9720 kHz at 1430-1500 Chinese, 1500-1530 UTC English.
Voice of Mongolia on 15170 kHz, at 0925 UTC [0830-1100 UTC, 250 kW, 126 degr] in
English. Details of the contest followed by closing annoucements by female. Reception
possible thanks to very weak reception of R Norway.
(Wojtek Zaremba-POL, Mar 31)
POLAND
Polish R Warsaw Z97 schedule of English bcs:
1200-1255 UTC 11815 9525 7270 7145 6095 kHz.
1700-1755 UTC 7285 6095 6000
1930-2025 UTC 7285 6095 6035 (Wojtek Zaremba-POL, Mar 27)
ROMANIA
RRI Bucarest Z97 in German:
0622-0632 9550
9665 11840 15365
1230-1325 9690 11940 15255
1630-1655 7225
9690 11940
1800-1855 7195
9690 11940
English at noon 1230-1325 UTC 11885 15395, and 17720 kHz.
(Andreas Erbe-D, Apr 1)
VoA MW Lugoj Baldur relay:
756 kHz 0330-0400 VOA SERB LUG
756 kHz 0430-0500 VOA CROA LUG
400 190
400 190
RUSSIA
Radio Nadezhda [Hope] back on MW 1044 kHz. // Moscow 104.2 MHz. This st, which
has been experiencing financial difficulties.
SEYCHELLES
FEBA R landed on 11600 (x11640) kHz at 1257-1415 UTC. Due to QRM [by RFA in
Vietnamese] may move to a new channel. FEBA back on 7350 after a brief stay on 7365 kHz
at 0112-0228 UTC in Tamil & Telugu to India.
SOUTH AFRICA/SWAZILAND
Trans World R sked til 26th Oct:
0333-0404 Amharic
7215M Sa-Su
0333-0404 Oromo
7215M Th-Fr
0333-0404 English
7215M Mo-We
0600-0700 English
11730M
1528-1543 Yao
7265M
1543-1558 Sena
7265M
1600-1630 Kirundi
9850M
1630-1700 Oromo
9850M Mo-Sa
1630-1700 Borana
9850M Mo
1640-1655 Somali
9650M
1700-1730 Tigrigna
9850M
1730-1800 Amharic
9850M
1810-1825 Kinyarwanda 9850M Sa
1830-1900 Nupe
9510M
1900-1930 Yoruba
9510M
1930-2000 Fulani
9510M
2000-2030 Hausa
9510M
2030-2057 Twi
9510M
2100-2130 Arabic
7215M
2130-2145 Arabic
7215M Su
M=via Meyerton
(BBCM via AGDX, also via NASWA)
TAIWAN/RUSSIA
External VOFC radio / The Kuomintang-owned Broadcasting Corporation of
China (BCC) is to resume Russian-language bcing on 1st April. 0505- 0605 UTC daily on
9955 kHz. The resumed progr will be beamed to Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia,
Estonia and other former Soviet countries. (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 27)
THAILAND
The portion of the R Thailand M97 schedule transmitted from Udorn. March 15,
1997, some freqs updated for Z97.
Lang
Target
Time(GMT) Freq
BURM SEA
1145-1200 6040
ENGL Afr
0000-0030 9690
ENGL As/Pac
1230-1300 9885
ENGL As/Pac
1400-1430 9830
ENGL ENA
0030-0100 15370
ENGL Eur
0530-0600 15115
ENGL Eur
1900-2000 7210
ENGL Eur
2030-2045 9680
ENGL WNA
0300-0330 11890
FREN Eur
2015-2030 9680
GERM Eur
2000-2015 9680
INDO SEA
1215-1230 11805
JAPA EAs
1300-1315 7145
KHME SEA
1115-1130 7285
LAO SEA
1130-1145 6040
MALA SEA
1200-1215 11805
MAND Chn
1315-1330 7145
THAI EAs
1330-1400 7145
THAI ENA
0100-0200 11905
THAI Eur
2045-2115 9680
THAI ME
1800-1900 11855? (7210?)
THAI WNA
0330-0430 11890
VIET SEA
1100-1115 7285
(DF via CompuServe HAMNET. updated Alok Dasgupta-IND, Apr 4)
TUNISIA
SW txs to
abroad, the council
and txs in order to
be heard throughout
(BBCM via AGDX, Apr
be modernized. To make the progrs of the national radio st heard
examined a project aiming at modernizing the existing installations
allow SW radio bcs to be transmitted via the st at Sidi Mansur and
the whole of the Arab Maghreb, ME and Western EUR.
2)
TURKEY
(c.f. bc-dx #294) Changes in final Z97 schedule of TRT Ankara:
Del 6120 0300-0400 English
500 325 EMR Eu,NoAm
Add 7300 0300-0400 English
500 325 EMR Eu,NoAm
Del 7300 0400-0700 Turkish
500 325 EMR Eu,NoAm
Add 6170 0400-0700 Turkish
500 325 EMR Eu,NoAm
Del 11970 1400-1500 Azerbaijani 500 97 EMR As
Add 11865 1400-1500 Azerbaijani 500 97 EMR As
Del 13695 1230-1330 English
500 90 EMR As,Aus
Add 13750 1230-1330 English
500 90 EMR As,Aus
(TRT via Benno Klink-D, DG1EA, Apr 1)
UKRAINE
New English time segment of RUI Kiev at 1200-1300 UTC on best 12045, fair
12050, poor 15520, may be also on 17680 kHz, but not propagating today.
Ukrainian language at same time on 6020 7320 9600 9870 11705 11840 13590 kHz.
From about 0600 UTC there was RUI Kiev audible on 6020 7320 9600 9870 11705 11840 13590
kHz. Additional channels observed later around noon: 12050 15520 17680[til 1700] kHz.
From about 1700 UTC more channels: 5905 6090 11830 kHz, delete 9600, 11705 11840. RUI
Kiev in German 2000-2100 UTC on 5905 6010 6020 6090 7180 7240 9640 11830 12040 13590
15520 kHz; English at 2100-2200 and 0000-0100 UTC. German 2300-2400 UTC on 5905 6010
6020 6090 7180 7240 9560 12040 13590 kHz.
5905 kHz produces two terrible spurious signals on 5880, 5889.5, and 5929 kHz.
RUI Ukraine 2nd progr in Ukrainian at 1700-1800 UTC on 12050 & 13720 kHz; 2000-2100 UTC
13720 kHz. 2300-2400 UTC 9550 & 13720 kHz.
What appeared to be R Almaty-KAZ heard on 9620 and new 11720 kHz (x11840) via Kiev-UKR
relay, schedule seems to be 0500-1600 UTC. 11720 kHz Almaty relay via Kiev produces two
spurios signals, separation 25 kHz away up and down of nominal channel.
1800-1900 UTC relay of Belarus R on 7410 & 9905 kHz. (WB, Mar 31)
RUI Kiev Z97 schedule to NoAM, 1st program
0000-0100 Eng 9550 12040 (7150 May 1 - Sept 1)
0100-0200 Ukr 7150 9550 12040
0400-0900 Ukr (7150 May 1 - Sept 1)
1000-1200
1300-1700
1800-2000
2100-2200
2200-2300
Ukr 12050
Ukr 12050
Ukr 12050
Eng 9550 12040
Ukr 9550 12040
2nd program
0200-0300 Ukr 7150 9550 12040
0300-0400 Eng 7150 9550 12040
1200-1300 Eng 12050
1700-1800 Eng 12050
2300-2400 Ukr 9550 12040 (7150 May 1 - Sept 1)
(source NRCU Kyiv, via Joerg Sajuk-D, Apr 4)
UNID
Spanish language sce observed at 0020 UTC on v5952.4 kHz. May be CTR R CasinoLimon??
or Bolivian Pio XII??
[All NoAM sts came in very loud this night, especially 5745 kHz.]
(WB Apr 4)
5952.3 kHz R. Pio XII, 0110 Mostly in Aymara, but some info in SP on the upcoming
Easter parades: "El tren de Octubre se va a dividir en dos grupos, uno que va a ir por
esa avenida, y el otro grupo va a ir por la Plaza del Minero...."
(Pedersen, via Cumbre Dx, Mar 28)
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC German sce on new 11995 kHz at 1200-1215? UTC.
USA
In 2130-2200 UTC time range came across of an UNID US st
many religious Gospel songs. Poor signal level, I couln't even
So decided to let out my 'help letter' to all known DX guys in
would be WINB Red Lion, registered on 13710 kHz, but really 80
[yes, WINB, George Jacobs list it in USAP file of March 19th]
(WB, Mar 31)
on 13790 kHz, plyaing
catch the station's ID.
NoAM. They told me, that
kHz up now till 2400 UTC.
Could have been WINB, Red Lion PA on 13790 kHz (vice 13710 as coordinated for Z97). Just
checked 11950 and the same format exists. Also, coordinated sked for WINB shows a switch
over from 22 mb to 25 mb @0000 UTC. Heard here too @ 2355 UTC, SINPO 13122. Barely made
an English ID at 2359*? Heard mention of Pennsylvania between fades, which could have
been either the TX site or the HQ for the organization.
(Mark J. Fine-USA, Mar 31)
VoA in Spanish to the American Republics
M-F 1200-1230 6030 7370 11890 11945 13775 15265 15390 17875
but Greenville 13775 kHz produces two spurious signals 112.3 kHz away, on 13662.7 and
13887.3 kHz.
My RFA observations of today Mar 31, there are some switching errors, occured obviously
on FIRST DAY working in RFA feeder network.
Burmese at 1500-1600 on 11590 kHz and better on 11605 kHz. Chinese language outlet at
1500-1600 UTC, 9455 best, 9910, 11565, 15660 kHz all fair audible. 11565 carried some
hum, but observed on Apr 1st: R Pakistan co-channel varying from registered 11570 kHz.
Delano 9805 not audible. Tibetan slot 1300-1400 UTC audible on 11575 fair & 11590 kHz
poor. Vietnamese at 1400-1500 UTC is on 11605 kHz, but 11600 kHz on Apr 1st, loud here
in EUR. Fair 9455, Poor 11590, but 9930 S= 0-1 Hawaii. Korean at 1530-1630 UTC no
channel audible here in EUR.
Chinese at 2100-2200 UTC on 9395, 9420 & 9455 all with fair level. 9910 used by and
underneath AIR powerhouse. 9455 kHz suffering QRM by AWR in Arabic.
Korean at 2200-2300 UTC single Korean language audio found on the bands, 9455 kHz on
very poor level, but seemingly carrying Korean. And at same time, two channels more,
7460 9365 kHz, all bc endless ID tape in English & Russian language, announced RFA FIRST
channel. 7460 kHz bc endless tape til 2254, then switched into romantic US mx, suddenly
s-off at 2258 UTC. Chinese at 2300-2400 UTC on 9395 kHz only, but heavy QRM by ERT
Athens in its South America sce, same channel. Tibetan at 2300-2400 UTC audible on two
channels, 7410 and much stronger 9365 kHz. Vietnamese at 2330-0030 UTC the only st was
9975 kHz, but heavy QRM by WEWN 500 kW Catholic mass from Birmingham USA [2200-2400 UTC]
blowing into EUR at 40 degrees.
IBB FCC sked Z97 doesn't show anymore RFA freqs and languages, and omitted all reference
to sites and powers! (WB, Mar 31 - Apr 1)
R FREE ASIA :
0030-0130 Burmese
1300-1400 Tibetan
1400-1500 Viet.
1500-1600 Burmese
11580
11575
11590
11590
11590 11600
11590
11600 (cochannel with SEY)
11605 (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Apr 3)
World of R Schedule as of April 6, from Glenn Hauser.
On WWCR Nashville: Thur 2030 15685, Sat 0530 5070 (NEW), Sat 1130 7435, Sat 1300 15685,
Sun 0730 5070 (NEW), Sun 0900 3210, Sun 2330 5070, Tue 1230 15685.
1900, Wed 0300, 1000--on 15050 AM daytime, 7385 AM and 6205 USB at night.
(Glenn Hauser, Apr 2)
Cumbre Dx - here is our schedule for bcs after April 6, 1997.
VIA WHRI, INDIANA
Sat 0500 5760 7315
Sat 1300 6040
Sat 1730 9495
Sun 1630 13760
Sun 2200 5745
(Times do not shift for KWHR)
Sat 0230 17510 Sat 0500 9930 Sun 1830 13625
(Marie Lamb-USA, Mar 30)
Mon 0330 17510
On Febr 3, 1997 a construction permit to build a new SW R st in the USA was granted to
Charles C. Josey from Macon, GA. The construction permit expires on Aug 3, 1998, but
Mr. Josey hopes to be on the air in Jan or Febr 1998. Mr. Josey is currently building a
50 kW SW tx to be operated on 11910 kHz. The antenna will be a rotatable yagi with a
gain of at least 10 dB, an elevation of 7 degrees, a beam width of 53 degrees, and
azimuths of 0, 30, and 330 degrees, mounted on a 40-meter-high tower.
The tx will be located at 300 Poplar Street in Macon, GA in a business park on the west
side of Macon, 32.49:56 N latitude and 83.37:34 W longitude.
The st will air primarily religious bcs from 7 P.M. until 7 A.M., starting with a few
hours a night. The callsign of the st has not been assigned yet. The call Mr. Josey
would have liked was attributed 8 months ago to a local TV st.
The st can be contacted at the following address:
Charles C. Josey, 965 Hickory Ridge Drive, Macon GA 31204-1018, U.S.A.
Telephone: (912) 477-3433 E-mail: charlesK4LNL@june.com
(Maes Tx Documentation Project Web page via Lamb, Mar. 29)
UZBEKISTAN
R Tashkent in English at 0100-0130 UTC on 9375 kHz.
IBRA R "Mukto Prabaho" in Bengali moved to 15470 (x7400) kHz at 1330-1400 UTC via
Tashkent. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Apr 3)
VIETNAM
v6702.13 kHz Lao Cai BS, 1132-1156+ UTC fade out, on March 28, in local
language with tribal/indigenous mx. (Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, Mar 30)
AUSTRALASIAN SHORTWAVE GUIDE - Z97 SEASON
Publication Date 1 May 1997
I am pleased to announce that the second edition of the AUSTRALASIAN SHORTWAVE GUIDE,
for the Z97 Transmission Season, 30 March - 30 October 1997, is planned for publication
on 1 May 1997.
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over 600 entries, with frequencies, transmission times, languages, target areas, relay
transmitter sites, bcdays, and other information. The data is presented in dual format:
by country, and time. Supplementary articles include a listing of English programs
beamed to Australasia of technical interest to international R listeners, and a special
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The Guide is compiled with the extensive support of bcing stations, transmission
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engineering directorates and a network of worldwide expert monitors.
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This is a preliminary advice concerning the opening of the Electronic DX Press Australia
"DX R Bookshop". This mail-order venture, from Melbourne, is primarily intended to
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vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 302
11 Apr 1997
________________________________________________________________________
AUSTRIA
On Sat, 19 April (International Marconi Day)
RADIO AUSTRIA INTERNATIONAL will operate special amateur radio station
O E 1 M
at 0000-2400 UTC on all bands, SSB and CW. A special QSL is available for both
QSOs/reception reports on the ham bands and listeners'reports for programmes of Radio
Austria International. Operating modes and frequs of OE1M will be announced at the hour,
after the news, by Radio Austria International.
QSL address (please do not forget to enclose a self-addressed evelope and an IRC): Radio
Austria International, A-1136 Wien, Austria/Europe
For a preview of the QSL card and for a full schedule of Radio Austria International, go
to:
http://www.ping.at/rai/
(Wolf Harranth OE1WHC, -- InterNet: kwp@rai.ping.at )
ALBANIA
R Tirana audible in
Albanian 0300-2200?UTC 6100 kHz.
Italian 1700-1727 UTC new 6015 kHz, //MW 1458 and SW 7155 kHz.
French
1730-1757 UTC new 9570 kHz, //MW 1458 and SW 7295 kHz.
Turkish? 1730-1743 UTC 1215, 5985, 7155 kHz.
Greek
1745-1758 UTC 1215, 5985, 7155 kHz.
German
English 1845-1900 UTC 1458, 7270 and new 9570 kHz.
Albanian 1900-2200 UTC 1458 6170 kHz.
English 2100-2130 UTC new 7110 and 9515 kHz.
Albanian 2300-2400 UTC new 6190 kHz, //7270 kHz.
English 0145-0200 UTC 6115 and 7160 kHz.
Albanian 0300-0500 UTC new v6190 and v7269.85 kHz.
Freq varied between both evenings from 6189.73-6190.05 kHz.
(Benno Klink-D, DG1EA, Mar 31. - Krueger-FL via DXW)
[Serbian segment hasn't been traced yet.]
Concerning 'QSL card' set from Albania:
13 QSL cards issued on set of Albanian folk music instruments, which are sent out at
present by Radio Tirana to confirm reception reports.
Afore mentioned QSL cards printed in Munich Germany by 'Radio Tirana Listener Club' and
donated to Radio Tirana incl. transportation. (Dr. Hj. Biener-D)
International postal sces to Albania resumed on 26th March according to Royal Mail here
in the UK. (Dave Kenny-UK, Apr 8)
AUSTRALIA/NZL
9660 2200 2300
12080 2200 2300
6100 1100 1130
(BBC schedule)
BBC relays in AUS / NZL
smtwtfs Brandon
10 10
smtwtfs Brandon
10 80
smtwtfs Rangitaki
100 325
WSE
SE AS
WSE
OC
WSE FOR OC
BELARUS
R. Belarus Minsk replaced Kiev relay frequ 9905 by 9560 kHz, German at 18301900 UTC on 1170, 7210 (blocked by QBS Doha in Arabic), Kiev relay 7410 (co-channel AIR
Delhi in E), 9560 (co-channel TRT Ankara), and 11960 kHz. Repeat 1930-2000 UTC on 7210
(R Thailand 1900-2000 in E to EUR EU now 7210 [x9535] kHz) and 11960 kHz, both via
Belarus facilities. (Benno Klink-D, DG1EA, Apr 4)
CAMEROON
For those who may have been waiting or have given up on receiving a QSL card
from CRTV, "Cameroon Radio TV Corpor" in Yaounde, today I received a p/d QSL card for
reception on Sept 5, 1991! I did NOT send them a follow up. The card was postmarked
March 25, 1997 and the v/s was Eyebe Tanga, Technical Director. Maybe this is time for a
follow-up if you are still waiting.
The address is: B.P. 1634. Fax is 237-20-43-40.(Ken MacHarg-EQU, Apr 7)
CHINA
7100 CNR 1 2324-2330; Lang: Chinese; Lively commercials. Weather reports for
main cities in China. Commercials again. ID at 2330. Unlisted frequ. 9745 CNR 1 23242330; Lang: Chinese; Commercial for a brand of refrigerator. //6840. Unlisted frequ.
15880 CNR World of Chinese Language 0920-0930* Recorded speech in Chinese; music.
Putting spurs on 15953/15807 kHz. Signed off at 0930. //11000. ID as "Hua-yu Shi-jie."
Bcs in languages other than Mandarin too. 17550 kHz ? New frequ for CNR 1. 0850-0902 UTC
Prgr abt highways. Commercials for a private school, liquor, etc. Pips and ID. //17605,
15550, 15480, 15390, 12120, 11800, 9340, 9290, 7504, 7290 kHz.
(Boogert-TWN, via DXW, Mar 31 - Apr 3)
[yes I heard 9745 & 9845 kHz carrying same newly opened commercial progr,
here in EUR, ed]
CIS
648
648
648
999
999
999
1251
1251
BBC Z97 operational schedule shows some CIS relay site entries:
0200 0230 smtwtfs Orzu TJK
500 150 PASHTO
ME
500 150 PERSIAN
ME
500 150 PASHTO
ME
1600 1630 smtwtfs Maiac MDA
500
0 UKRAINIAN UKR
1900 1930 smtwtfs Maiac MDA
500
0 UKRAINIAN UKR
1930 2000 s.....s Maiac MDA
500
0 UKRAINIAN UKR
0230 0300 smtwtfs?ARM/AZE/TKM?100
0 PERSIAN
C AS
Dubai-UAE?
1500 1530 smtwtfs?ARM/AZE/TKM?100
0 PERSIAN
C AS
Dubai-UAE?
12080 1330 1410 smtwtfs
9860 2200 2300 smtwtfs
11640 1300 1530 smtwtfs
7330 1600 1630 smtwtfs
7330 1900 1930 smtwtfs
7330 1930 2000 s.....s
9795 0400 0500 .mtwtf.
9890 2200 2300 smtwtfs
12015 1700 1730 smtwtfs
12015 1730 1800 ......s
12015 1730 1800 .....f.
12015 1730 1800 .mtwt..
12015 1730 1800 s......
9860 1400 1500 smtwtfs
9860 1500 1530 smtwtfs
9860 1630 1700 smtwtfs
9875 0030 0045 smtwtfs
9875 0045 0130 smtwtfs
17655 0800 0830 smtwtfs
11990 1000 1100 smtwtfs
(BBC schedule, Mar 30)
Alma Ata
Chita
Chita
Ekaterinbu
Ekaterinbu
Ekaterinbu
Ekaterinbu
Irkutsk
St P
St P
St P
St P
St P
Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent
Vladivosto
100
500
500
200
200
200
200
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
500
132
200
194
263
263
263
263
125
147
147
147
147
147
131
131
131
131
131
131
228
BENGALI
S AS
MANDARIN CHN
MANDARIN CHN
UKRAINIAN UKR
UKRAINIAN UKR
UKRAINIAN UKR
UKRAINIAN UKR
WSE FOR
FE
AZERI
C AS
RUSS CASIA C AS
AZERI
C AS
RUSS CASIA C AS
ALT C ASIA C AS
HINDI
S AS
NEPALI
S AS
BENGALI
S AS
BENGALI
S AS
HINDI
S AS
BENGALI
S AS
MANDARIN
FE
GUAM
KTWR has moved on to 11835 (x9430) kHz at 1330-1415 UTC in Indian vernaculars.
Also observed on new 11995 kHz with Chinese at 2230 UTC (x11580).
KSDA noted on new 11895 kHz with Indonesian at 2225 UTC, into Javanese dialect 2230 UTC.
(Bob Padula-AUS, via EDXP, Apr 4)
KSDA Guam AWR-Asia Z97 Summer Program Schedule Mar 30 - Oct 26
UTC
0000
0030
0100
0130
0200
0300
1000
Local
Time
0700
0630
0800
0700
0700
0900
1130
1000
1000
1100
1100
1800
1800
2000
Frequency
Language
kHz
Vietnamese* 11775
Burmese
17645
Mandarin
15225
Karen
17645
Bangla
17645
Mandarin
15225
English
17645
Mandarin*
13720
Mandarin*
15225
Mandarin*
13720
Mandarin*
15225
Cantonese
11980
Mandarin
15225
English
11790
Meter
Band
25
17
19
17
17
19
17
22
19
22
19
25
19
25
1030
1100
1130
1200
1230
1300
1330
1400
1430
1500
1530
1600
1700
1730
2000
2100
2130
2200
2230
2300
2330
2000
1830
2030
1900
1800
1900
1900
1830
1900
2000
2000
2100
2230
2100
1900
2100
2200
2330
2330
1930
2200
2200
2030
0030
2100
2030
2030
2030
2100
2100
0200
2300
1800
1900
0100
1900
0330
0500
0500
0500
0600
0730
0500
0500
0600
0600
0530
0900
0700
0700
0700
0630
0730
Russian
Shanghainese
English
Minnan/Hakka
Indonesian
Mandarin
Mandarin
Javanese
Vietnamese
Tagalog
Mandarin
Korean
English
Mandarin
Bangla
Mandarin
Japanese
English
English
Sinhalese
Mandarin
Mandarin
Chin
English
Burmese
Tamil
Hindi
Indian~
Kannada
Indian^
English
Vietnamese
Arabic#
Farsi
Tagalog**
Arabic#
English
Korean
Korean
Mandarin
Japanese
English
Vietnamese
Indonesian
Mandarin
Mandarin
Javanese
English
Mandarin
Cantonese
Mandarin
Vietnamese*
Shanghainese
15170
11980
15170
11980
13720
9370
15225
13720
11980
13720
9370
9650
13720
11980
13720
7455
9650
13720
9650
7400
11980
7455
9370
7400
9370
7400
9385
9370
7400
9370
7400
9370
13840
9370
12160
13840
9370
5950
9495
9370
15310
15310
11775
11895
11980
15225
11895
11775
15610
11980
15225
11775
11980
19
25
19
25
22
31
19
22
25
22
31
31
22
25
22
41
31
22
31
41
25
41
31
41
31
41
31
31
41
31
41
31
22
31
24
22
31
50
31
31
19
19
25
25
25
19
25
25
19
25
19
25
25
* Broadcasts on Sundays and Saturdays only.
** Broadcasts on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only,
~ Sun, Tues, Thurs, Sat. - Telugu; Mon, Wed, Fri. - Malayalam
^ Sun, Tues, Thurs, Sat. - Marathi; Mon, Wed, Fri. - Punjabi
# Mar 30-Sept 7. From Sept 7-Oct 26, 7540 khz will be used.
(via Mick Ogrizek-AUS, Mar 30)
KTWR PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Target
Language
China
Amoy
Amoy
Amoy
Amoy
Effective Date: March 30, 1997
UT Time
Days
Frequency/MB
1415-1500
Sat
9870/31
1445-1500
Mon-Fri
9870/31
2215-2300
Fri
11650/25
2245-2300
Sun-Thu
11650/25
Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese
Hakka
Mandarin
Mandarin
Mandarin
Mandarin
Mandarin
Mandarin
Mandarin
Swatow
Far East
English
Indonesia
Balinese
Indonesian
Indonesian
Madurese
Torajanese
Japan
Japanese
Japanese
Korea
Korean
Myanmar
Burmese
North Asia English
South Asia Assamese
Boro
Santali
Tamil
English
Vietnam
Vietnamese
Vietnamese
S. Pacific English
(Alok Dasgupta-IND, Mar
1400-1415
1400-1445
1400-1500
2200-2215
2200-2245
2200-2300
0825-0855
0900-1130
0900-1230
1100-1330
1130-1530
1230-1400
1400-1530
2130-2330
1330-1400
0740-0915
0915-0930
0930-1100
2100-2230
0915-0930
0915-0930
1200-1300
2100-2200
2030-2130
1430-1515
1000-1100
1330-1345
1330-1345
1345-1400
1400-1415
1500-1630
1140-1155
1515-1530
0855-1000
28)
Sat
Mon-Fri
Sun
Fri
Sun-Thu
Sat
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Mon-Tue
Daily
Daily
Fri-Sun
Wed-Thu
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Mon-Tue
Wed-Sun
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
9870/31
9870/31
9870/31
11650/25
11650/25
11650/25
11665/25
9785/31
11665/25
9590/31
9820/31
11705/25
9570/31
11995/25
9870/31
15200/19
15200/19
15200/19
9815/31
15200/19
15200/19
9870/31
11700/25
9475/31
9430/31
9865/31
11835/25
11835/25
11835/25
11835/25
11580/25
9870/31
9430/31
11835/25
IRELAND/GERMANY
West Coast Radio's Summer Schedule, via German Telekom Juelich tx
site. North America
Thu 0100-0200 5910 (9875 May 3 - Sept 6)
Africa/Australia Thu 1900-2000 15625
Europe
Sat 1500-1600 6175
(Benno Klink-D, DG1EA, Apr 8; also via EDXP, Apr 6)
ITALY
Z97 RAI sked shows the It Calcio sporting scs, Sunds, relayed from the Home Sce,
1345-1700 on 9855 CEur, 17780 NA, 21535 SA, 21520 EAf, 21710 CAf/SAf. English to Japan
is 2200-2225 on 6150 9565 11815 kHz; Italian to Australia is 1000-1100 on 11925(via
Singapore relay). (Sked via Craig Tyson, analysed by Bob Padula). Noted on new 7120 with
Polish *2210, 5/4. Also on new 5970 with Cz at 2135, // 7120, 4/4. And on new 6110//7290
with Ar 2140, 4/4. (Bob Padula-AUS, via EDXP, Apr 4)
KOREA
RADIO KOREA INTERNATIONAL has begun offering toll-free fax lines for listeners
in a number of countries. Listeners are encouraged to submit reception reports, letters,
comments, quiz entries, and so on via these numbers.
The countries where the service has been activated follow...
Country
Number
Australia
1-800-142-644
Canada
1-888-211-5865
Chile
1230-020-4525
China (Shanghai)
108-008823
Finland
0800-11-8298
France
0800-91-2104
Germany
0130-81-7108
Guam
01-800-182-0016
Hong Kong
800-933-833
Hungary
00800-13108
Indonesia
001-800-822-0068
Israel
177-822-0003
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States
1678-75260
0031-22-0182
0800-022-0391
0800-44-4951
1-800-822-0052
800-821-3007
0080-22-2230
001-800-822-1007
0800-89-5995
1-888-229-2312 (Bill Matthews, USA, 5/4).
Radio Korea International added NF 9640 kHz for Japanese 0800-0900 UTC //5975, 7275 kHz.
Also introduced a new Japanese bc 0000-0100 UTC 9640 and 11810 kHz. For some reason
North Korea keeps jamming RKI in Japanese as well as Korean.
(Sonny Ashimori-JAP, via DXW, Apr 4)
MALI
v9633.9 kHz RTM Bamako around 0819-0831 UTC, presumably this one appr. 1 kHz
down. Native mx and long vernacular talk. [should also be on v7285 and v11960.1]
(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Apr 6)
MALTA/RUSSIA
TENTATIVE(!) VoM Valetta summer schedule via Russian relays. Malta
hasn't adopted summer time (DST).
EUR
9765 12060 kHz daily 2000-2100 UTC English,
Sun 2100-2130 French,
Sun 2130-2200 German, by Mrs. Ingrid Huettmann.
JAP/EaAS/FE 9800 kHz Sat 2300-2330 Japanese.
PHL/AUS/NZL 15550 17570 kHz Sun 0200-0330 Eng, 0330-0500 Maltese.
JAP/EaAS/FE 17570 kHz Sun 0500-0530 Japanese.
USA/CAN
7300 kHz Sun 0400-0500 Eng, 0500-0600 Maltese,
0600-0630 German, 0630-0700 Japanese.
USA/CAN
13600 kHz Sun 0600-0700 Eng, 0700-0800 Maltese,
0800-0830 German, 0830-0900 Japanese.
(RVI Radio World, Apr 6)
From end of April til May 11, Voice of Mediterranean testing new tx site, 1800-1900 UTC,
on 5890, and 9765 kHz. (KWRS/Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Apr 9)
PAKISTAN
Kricket live coverage report in English noted at 0730 UTC on 15175 kHz. First
I was wondering and estimated RA via Darwin outlet here, replacing 15510 kHz, but later
R Pakistan Urdu sce was audible in //17900 kHz. (WB Apr 6)
SRI LANKA/JAPAN
NHK World Network Japan via Ekala-CLN relay propagate to EUR in French
at 0630-0700 UTC on 17770 kHz. (WB, Apr 6)
TAIWAN
VoFC Special QSL. Leider hat sich der Termin unserer Sonder QSL Sendung
verschoben. Grund ist, dass wir die Sonder-QSL auch in unseren eigenen
Programminformationen ankuendigen wollten. Dummerweise hat sich die Auslieferung der
Himmelspferde wegen Problemen mit der Druckerei um drei Wochen verzoegert. Der neue
Termin ist der 2. und 4. Mai 1997, 1925-2000/ 2125-2200 UTC
(Carsten Hoefer, German section, VoFC, Apr 7)
(BC-DX 301 Follow-up). VOFC broadcasts in Russian daily 1705-1800 UTC on 9955 kHz. These
txions were ceased on June 29, 1996 due to reorganisations at VOFC. Resumed on Apr 1st,
heard w/good signal in Moscow. WYFR also uses this tx, for txsions in Russian 1505-1705
UTC. (Nikolai Pashkevich-RUS, Apr 8)
TAJIKISTAN
Today I received a QSL letter from Radio Tajikistan English Sce, Ul.
Chapayev 31, 734025 Dushanbe, Tajikistan V/s Editor: Gulnaz Abdullaeva. I included a
Dollar with my report. He writes: "The Dollar was very helpful for us to speed up
sending your letter. This was the first time when we managed to receive money by mail
because of disorder at post offices. Probably it would be more safe for you to send
international coupon for covering postalcosts. P.S. I'm fond of collecting maps of
different countries of the world. I would be very grateful for a map of your country."
(Van Arnhem-HOL, via DXW, Apr 5)
UAE/CIS
Location of BBC on MW 1251 kHz. From a monitoring source:
>> Sorry, BBC is not publishing that QTH. My guess is Dubai.<<
So,they guess UAE, WRTH-97 lists 600 kW tx in Dubai on 1251 kHz, personally I have no
any idea about 1251 kHz tx site. (Nikolai Pashkevich-RUS, Apr 8)
UKRAINE
From Apr 14 Radio Marabu will extend its international SW and MW sce with
additional transmissions via high powered radio txs based at the Ukraine. Radio Marabu
will use the facilities of Radio Independence of Lvov in cooperation with the "The AllUkrainian Festival "Alternativa" as follows: daily 1000-1200, 2100-0000 on 11830 kHz (50
kW). (Radio Marabu, PO Box 1166, 49187 Belm, Germany
Tel.: 05406/899484 Fax: 05406/8994).
UNITED KINGDOM
All BBC domestic radio and TV tx details are now listed on the BBC's
Web site. The TV section also includes ITV and Ch4 and there is a separate list of Ch5
txs. The URL is:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/enginfo/
(Ray Woodward-DEN, BDXC-UK Communication Apr)
USA
Eff April 6th, 1997, for the remainder of the Z-97 schedule:
ADD: WHRI 5745 kHz 2100-2200 UTC 100kW 42deg to Zones 4,5,9,11
(Bob German/George Jacobs & Associates, Inc., Apr 7)
Re: Help UNID US religious 13790 kHz.
Just heard your UNID, on 13790 kHz. You probably already found out its WINB from Red
Lion PA. Heard a canned ID at 2200 UTC, complete with their Web site "...winb.com" and
usual mailing address. Signal here is very weak [in EUR too, ed]. Probably due to my
QTH being in their "dead zone" (too far away for groundwave, and not in their beam
pattern). The signal is probably beamed to Europe. Sorry it didn't turn out to be
something more exotic!!
(David J. Valko-USA, Apr 10)
New DXing with Cumbre sked (2 added txions!).
There are some frequ changes, which I have plugged in below. Please change any listings
you have and spread the word! I hope things settle down for a while!--Marie.
There are a couple of new txions that will start this weekend, including one that takes
the place of the one on 6040 kHz on Sats that a lot of you have been missing since it
has recently dropped.
"DXING WITH CUMBRE" BROADCAST SCHEDULE as of Apr 8, 1997:
VIA WHRI:
Sat 0500
Sat 0500
Sat 1430
Sat 1730
Sun 0330
Sun 2200
5745
7315
6040
9495
5745
5745
Eur/Rus/ME/Afr/N Am (new frequency)
Americas
Eur/Rus/ME/Afr/N Am (new)
Americas (new frequency)
Eur/Rus/ME/Afr/N Am (new)
Eur/Rus/ME/Afr/N Am
Sat 0230 17510
Sat 0500 17780 (new frequency)
Sun 1830 13625
Mon 0330 17510
(Marie Lamb-USA, Apr 8)
On Apr 4th RFA Korean progr 2200-2300 UTC missed on 7460 kHz again, endless loop tape
"this is channel two ...". But audible on 9395 and 9420 kHz. (WB Apr 4)
YUGOSLAVIA
Radio Jugoslavija Belgrade World Sce M97 til May 4th
[No & SoAM from April 7th]:
250/500 kW tx located not in Serbia, but on Bosnia Hercegovina territory instead.
RTS - Radiotelevizija Srbije home sce programme is using 100 kW unit at Stubline in
Serbia, scheduled 7200 kHz at 0500-2115varying UTC.
NoAM
7115 kHz
500 kW
2330 Serbian (exc.Sat)
310 degr
2330-0030 Serbian special bc (Sat only)
0000-0030 English (exc. Sun)
0030-0100 Serbian home sce relay RTS (Sat only)
7130 kHz
0430-0500 English
500 kW
325 degr.
SoAM
9720 kHz 500 kW 265 degr WeSoAM 2300-2330 UTC Spanish
9620 kHz 250 kW 235 degr ARG/CHL 2300-2330 UTC Spanish
EUR
6100 kHz 250 kW 000 degr M-F 1530-1545 Hungarian
130 degr M-F 1545-1600 Greek
310 degr 1600-1630 French
310 degr 1630-1700 German
180 degr M-F 1700-1715 Albanian,
(//MW Pristina Kosovo 1413 kHz)
130 degr M-F 1715-1730 Bulgarian
310 degr 1830-1900 English
310 degr 1930-2000(-2030 Sat) Serbian
310 degr 2000-2200 German(exc. Sats)
but Benno Klink observed bcing daily!
6100 kHz 500 kW nondir
2030-2100 French
nondir
2100-2130 English
11870
7215
6100
7220
6185
AS
AUS
AF
040
kHz
040
kHz
kHz
& 11755
250 kW
& 7165
250 kW
250 kW
055
310
070
250
310
310
degr
degr
degr
degr
degr
degr
500/250 kW 1500-1530 Russian
1630-1700 German
500/250 kW 1800-1830 Russian
1900-1930 Spanish
2030-2100 French
2100-2130 English
11800 kHz 250 kW 130 degr
11870 040 & 11755 055 degr
6100 040 & 7165 070 degr
1430-1500 Arabic
500/250 kW 1500-1530 Russian
500/250 kW 1800-1830 Russian
7230 kHz 500 kW 100 degr 1900-1930 English
1930-2000 Serbian (exc. Sat)
1930-2030 Serbian special (Sat only)
2000-2030 Serbian home sce relay RTS (exc. Sat)
15175 kHz 250 kW
11800 kHz 250 kW
9720 kHz 500 kW
220 degr
220 degr
180 degr
1430-1500 Arabic
1600-1630 French
1830-1900 English
Radio Jugoslavija Belgrade World Sce
NoAM
J97
May 4th - Sept 7:
9580 & 11870 kHz
both 500 kW
2330 Serbian (exc.Sat)
310 degr
2330-0030 Serbian special bc (Sat only)
0000-0030 English (exc. Sun)
0030-0100 Serbian home sce relay RTS (Sat only)
9580 & 11870 kHz
0430-0500 English
both
500 kW
325 degr.
SoAM
9720 kHz 500 kW 265 degr WeSoAM 2300-2330 UTC Spanish
9620 kHz 250 kW 235 degr ARG/CHL 2300-2330 UTC Spanish
EUR
6100 kHz 250 kW 000 degr M-F 1530-1545 Hungarian
130 degr M-F 1545-1600 Greek
180 degr M-F 1700-1715 Albanian,
(//MW Pristina Kosovo 1413 kHz)
130 degr M-F 1715-1730 Bulgarian
310 degr 1830-1900 English
310 degr 1930-2000(-2030 Sat) Serbian
310 degr 2000-2200 German(exc. Sats)
but Benno Klink observed bcing daily!
6100 kHz 250 kW nondir
2030-2100 French
500 kW nondir
11870
9620
7215
9620
6100
7220
6185
AS
AUS
040
kHz
kHz
kHz
040
kHz
kHz
& 11755
250 kW
250 kW
250 kW
& 7165
250 kW
250 kW
055
310
310
310
070
250
310
310
2100-2130 English
degr
degr
degr
degr
degr
degr
degr
degr
500/250 kW 1500-1530 Russian
1600-1630 French
1630-1700 German
1630-1700 German
500/500 kW 1800-1830 Russian
1900-1930 Spanish
2030-2100 French
2100-2130 English
11800 kHz 250 kW 115 degr
11870 040 & 11755 055 degr
6100 040 & 7165 070 degr
1430-1500 Arabic
500/250 kW 1500-1530 Russian
500/500 kW 1800-1830 Russian
7230 kHz 500 kW 100 degr 1900-1930 English
1930-2000 Serbian (exc. Sat)
1930-2030 Serbian special (Sat only)
2000-2030 Serbian home sce relay RTS (exc. Sat)
AF
15175 kHz
15175 kHz
9720 kHz
(R YUG via Benno
250 kW 220 degr 1430-1500 Arabic
500 kW 220 degr 1600-1630 French
500 kW 175 degr 1830-1900 English
Klink DG1EA, Apr 5)
ZAIRE
v15244.5 kHz La Voix du Zaire, Kinshasa at 1656-1715 UTC, Afro mx, male
announcer in French, fanfare mx. Slightly stronger when I returned at the shack at 1757
UTC, with clear ID at 1759 UTC. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Apr 5)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 303
18 Apr 1997
________________________________________________________________________
ALBANIA
Radio Tirana on new 1215 kHz. 2100 UTC in English, replacing 1395 kHz, which
suffers co-channel Dutch commercial station. Co-channel interference from Virgin Radio.
(Wojtek Zaremba-POL, Apr 7)
Serbian segment has been traced yet too:
R Tirana audible in
Serbian 1630-1643 UTC new 6015 kHz, //MW 1458 and SW 7110 kHz.
French
Turkish? 1730-1743 UTC 1215, 5985, 7155 kHz.
Greek
1745-1758 UTC 1215, 5985, 7155 kHz.
German
English 1845-1900 UTC 1458, 7270 and new 9570 kHz.
Albanian 1900-2200 UTC 1458 6170 kHz.
English 2100-2130 UTC new 7110 and 9515 kHz, 1395 replaced by 1215.
Freq varied between both evenings from 6189.73-6190.05 kHz.
(Benno Klink-D, DG1EA, Mar 31 - Krueger-FL via DXW)
ANGUILLA
11775 kHz Dr Gene Scott's University Network. Presumed at 1950 UTC mixing VOA
French to AF but in the clear from 2100 UTC until Spain opens around 2154 UTC and
completely obliterates Dr Scott. Poor-fair signal strength.
(B. Clark-NZL, in Cumbre Dx, Mar 29-30)
ARMENIA
AWR via Kamo-ARM relay MW 1314 kHz, Persian 1430-1500, Arabic 1500-1600 UTC.
(AWR 'Current')
BELGIUM
Paul Brehms of RVI isn't satisfied, due to VoA Grennville 0500-0700 UTC to AF
on co-channel 6035 kHz. RVI will test 5985 kHz for RVI outlet to EUR in 0500-0700 UTC
time span; 0700-1125 should remain on 6035 kHz. (RVI 'Golfgids', Apr 12)
BULGARIA
R Bulgaria Sofia in Russian bc "DX Mix" and "Mailbox" at new time:
Fri 1415 UTC 7425 9775 11855 kHz. Sat 0215 6035 7430 MW 1224. Sat 1815 7425 9775.
Radio Varna in Bulgarian on traditional v9775 & MW 981 kHz, Fris only 2115-2300 UTC.
(PanIview-BUL, Apr 4)
R Bulgarien hat Geldprobleme! [postage donation to R BUL German sce]
Die anhaltende Wirtschaftskrise macht auch nicht vor dem Auslandsdienst des bulgarischen
Rundfunkes halt. In der Briefkastensendung vom 10.04.1997 bat die deutschsprachige
Redaktion um Beilage eines IRC's fuer die leere Portokasse. Zur Umstellung vom Winterauf den Sommerhoerfahrplan konnte nicht an alle Hoerer ein aktueller Sendeplan gesendet
werden. Die Hoerer bat man, keine Geldscheine in die Briefumschlaege zu legen, da
zahlreiche Briefe geoeffnet und Geldbetraege daraus entwendet wurden. Wer aber trotzdem
dem bulgarischen Rundfunk (der deutschen Redaktion) einen Geldbetrag zukommen lassen
will, fuer den ist in Deutschland ein Konto eingerichtet worden. Fuer ein Konto in
Bulgarien wo Fremdwaehrung eingezahlt werden kann, fallen 2% des Geldbetrages an
Gebuehren an.
Die Konto-Nr. lautet: Dr. Yonka Dutschewska Sparkasse Bonn
Konto-Nr. 111 781 456
BLZ 380 500 00
In der gleichen Briefkastensendung bedankte man sich bei einem schweizer
Kurzwellenhoerer fuer seine Spende in Form eines kompletten PC's incl. Scanner und
Nadeldrucker. Da es in Bulgarien aeusserst schwierig ist, Farbbaender zu bekommen,
wuerde man sich ueber einen gebrauchten Laserdrucker sehr freuen.
(Willi Stengel-D, Apr 10)
CANADA
6030 kHz CFVP will probably be relaying progrs fr a local Chinese group between
0400 and 0600 UTC starting on Apr 16th, according to a Calgary newspaper. Apple Radio is
aimed at immigrants from Hong Kong, so the bcs will be primarily in Cantonese although
Suns may have Mandarin progrs. The groups studios will be at 901 Centre St. N. in
Calgary. Apple 1060 will air nx from Hong Kong, local nx and weather, features, humor
and musical selections that will include the CKMX 1060 playlist. There will also be
phone-in shows. No mention was made of the SW relay in the press clipping, but I would
suspect that it will be relayed intact. I will be checking on this one in the coming
weeks. (Fisher-CAN, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 5)
6160 kHz CKZN at 2301 UTC in English with maritime weather report, recap of nx headline,
into "Best of Morningside". (Bergadano-NJ-USA, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 7)
CHILE
Status of inactive Chilean sts by Felipe Asenjo:
9630 kHz R Agricultura I met with their new General Manager, Horacio Hernandez, about
two weeks ago. I asked them about their future plans for SW and I offered to help them
get back on the air. Horacio was interested in doing so, but the st has no budget for
this. Their old 10 kW tx was modified to operate on MW and was sold to a st in Los
Angeles (CD120 on 1200 kHz). The st only has a 1 kW tx now. (DIRECT Cumbre Dx Asenjo)
9750 kHz R Mineria's tx and antenna were sold for scrap in 1991 when the st was having
financial problems.
R Portales still has a tx but their antenna as taken down in 1990. There are no plans to
revive the SW operation as the st is facing financial difficulties.
R Universidad de Concepcion is having financial problems and their SW tx needs some
tubes. The antenna is ok, though. The st is only on FM now as their MW operation has
been sold to OCTAVA (CC68). (DIRECT Cumbre Dx Asenjo, Apr 10)
CHINA
CNR 1 heard on unlisted 7100 and 9745 kHz, //6840 at 2324 UTC with a weather
report and commercials in Chinese. CNR1 0800-0900 15515 17550; 0800-1100 15550 17605;
CNR2 0800-0900 17700. (PanIview-BUL, Apr 4)
15580 kHz CNR World of Chinese Language, according to my copy of the WRTH'97, this is
indeed listed as the "World of Chinese Language" sce and not the Taiwan sce. Apparently
the Taiwan sce has been scaled down to one program only, which is understandable as SW
propaganda is totally ineffective in Taiwan. "The World of Chinese Language" progr lacks
the typical tone which the Taiwan sce has and also the contents are more geared towards
mainland Chinese. I will do some more listening on this in the coming weeks.
(Boogert-TWN, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 3)
CIS
On Apr 9th, 11575 kHz tune in at 1410 UTC, followed by tones (those carried by
Russian and former Soviet Rep txs), mx signal fr approx. 1420 UTC and progr fr 1426-1454
UTC. The language was not familiar. (Noel Green-UK, Apr 9)
[sce checked here, seems to be rather evangelic bcster in an unidentified IND/BGD
language, ed, Apr 12]
CLANDESTINE
[Arab world]. Some loggings of Mahmud S. Kamel, ARS:
VoMojahed in Persian 3860 kHz 1920 UTC.
VoCommunist Party of Iran in Persian 3875 1509; 3890 1735; 3895 1705.
VoCommunist Party of Iraq in Arabic 3905 1812.
VoIraq Kurdistan (KDP) in Kurdish 4070 1530.
VoT People of Kurdistan (PKU) in Arabic 4105 1526; 4122 1900.
VoKashmir Freedom in Kashmiri Quran 4116 1530.
VoIran Kurd Struggle in Kurdish 4329 1450.
VoT Rebellion Iraq in Arabic 6085 1310.
VoPalestine in Arabic 15260 1050. (WDXC Contact Apr)
VoNational Salvation in Korean 4452 1655.
DOMINICAN REP
v4776.66 kHz. Onda Musical. Brief ID at t/in 2338, sounded like
roundtable discussion between 3 or 4 men to 2359 UTC. A couple of high intensity
announcments, then a beautiful full ID 0001, into mx progr.
Posted on our http://www.trsc.com/sounds.htm page.
(Tom Sundstrom-NJ, Apr 12-13)
ECUADOR
12015 kHz HCJB new frequency for Europe (x11990 still announced). 1938 UTC in
English with Ham Radio Today by John Beck.
(Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, McNenly, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 8-9)
12015 kHz HCJB: Because of heavy interference HCJB has again changed its evening frequ
to EUR. We are now bcing on 12015. Reception reports would appreciated. Please send all
reports to: ENGLISH@HCJB.ORG.EC. Thanks. (MacHarg)
EGYPT
R Cairo in Affars&Somali 1530-1730 UTC replaced 15155 by 15540 kHz.
FINLAND
FBC Helsinki in English: 0200-0230, 0430-0500 MW 558 kHz. 0800-0830 UTC 558,
13645 75 degr, 15235 90 degr. 1230-1300 11900 & 15400 310 degr. 2000-2030 558, 963, 6120
240 degr, 9855 225 degr. (PanIview-BUL, Apr 4)
GEORGIA
Radio Georgia in German at 0700 UTC on new 11805 (x11910).
(Helmut Fahsel-D, Apr 12)
Radio Georgia schedule on SW:
6080 kHz 0500-0600 Tue, Thur in Georgian. 1700[Sat+Sun1600]-1800,
1600 & 1700 Georgian, 1730 English.
11760 kHz 1930-2100 (1930 E, 2000 Ger, 2030 Russian).
11805 kHz 0600-0730 (0600 Russian, 0630 E, 0700 Ger).
11910 kHz (0800 Georgian, 0830-0900 E; 0930-1000 E; 1800-1900 Ger, E)
GERMANY
5890 kHz AWR relay *0459 UTC IS, ID in EE/FF/GG/IT, opening mx based on IS,
presumed religious talk with man and woman, instrumental mx bridges. Mostly faded out by
0520 UTC. (Mary Lamb-USA, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 8)
AWR Juelich-D relay:
EUR 5890 kHz Bulg 0300, Romanian 0400, Hung 0500-0530
7230 kHz German 0800-0900
9835 kHz Bulg 1600, Romanian 1700, Hung 1800-1830
AF
9830 kHz E 2030-2130, Dyula 2130-2200
(AWR 'Current')
GREECE
ERT VoG Athens to EUR 2000-2050 UTC on 7430 & 9380 kHz, E, F, Ger, It, Swed.
(RVI RadioWorld, Apr 13)
ERT S.A. "THE VOICE OF GREECE" ShortWave Transmission Schedule
Effective from 30/03/97 (00.00 UTC) TO 28/10/97 (00.00 UTC)
EUROPE 0600-0800 7450 *9425 11645 7430 Greek, Eng
1800-2050 9420 7450 Greek
2100-2150 6260 7450 Greek
2150-2250 6260 Greek
2000-2050 9380 7430 Eng, F, D, I, S
In Medium Waves 1500-1700 9375 11645 9420 11575 Greek, Al, Sc, Bg, R
1900-1950 9380 7430 Al, Sc, Bg, R
1500-0130 792 Al, Bg, R, Sc, Tr (2)
COMMONWEALTH OF IND.STATES & POLAND
1710-1750 11645 9375 9425 15630 Greek, Rus, PI
TASHKENT ZONE 1300-1350 11645 Greek,Rus
CYPRUS,TURKEY & MIDDLE EAST
0400-0555 7450 *9420 15650 9375 Greek, Tr, Ar
1000-1150 9425 9915 Greek, Tr
AFRICA 1200-1250 11645 Greek, Ar, Eng
1800-1850 11645 15150 Greek, Eng
ARABIA & INDIAN OCEAN 0400-0555 7450 9420 15650 9375 Greek, Ar, Tr
1400-1450 7430 15630 11645 9420 Greek, Ar
JAPAN 0900-0950 15415 15650 Greek
AUSTRALIA 0600-0800 7450 9425 11645 7430 Greek, Eng
0900-0950 15415 15650 Greek
2100-2250 9425 7480 Greek, Eng
AZORES 0900-0950 15415 15650 Greek
NORTH AMERICA & WESTERN EUROPE
0000-0350 7450 9420 9935 6260 Greek, Eng
1200-1350 15630 15175 9375 Greek, Eng
SOUTH AMERICA & PANAMA ZONE 2200-2300 9395 Greek
2300-2350 9395 11595 9425 9935 P, E, Eng
(1) Eng=English, Al=Albanian, Ar=Arabic, Bg=Bulgarian, F=French, E=Spanish, I=Italian,
Pl=Polish, P=Portuguese, R=Romanian, Rus=Russian, S=Swedish, Sc=Serb/Croat, Tr=Turkish
(2) Sats=Al, Suns=Bg, Mons=Sc, Tues=Al, Weds=Al, Thurs=Bg, Fris=R
(*) Reception possible in Australia
Macedonia Radio Station Service Area
EUROPE 0500-2205 9935; 1400-2100 6245 Greek
CYPRUS & MIDDLE EAST 0500-2205 11595 Greek
Usefull Addresses
ERT S.A. / ERA-5 'The Voice Of Greece': 432, Messogion Av., 15342 Athens, Greece
Tel +301 6066308,6066297 Fax +301 6066309
ERT S.A. / Macedonia Radio Station: 2 Angelaki street, 54621 Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel:+3031 244979 FAX +3031 236370
ERT S.A. /General Directorate of Technical Services:402 Messogion Av., 15342 Athens,
Greece Tel +301 6014700 Fax +301 6009608
Reception reports via E-mail: skalai@leon.nrcps.ariadne-t.gr ( Technical Reports ),
fonel@hol.gr ( Program Reports )
(from www page)
GUAM
KTWR Pacific DX report addit time slot Fris 1045-1100 UTC 9865 kHz.
The post office at Agat on the island of Guam is moving and expanding. Please note that
this move gives a new box number to AWR-Asia, KSDA. The number has been changed to Box
8990, the zipcode remains the same, 96928. (WDXC Contact Apr)
HONG KONG
There will be no SW weather forecasts this year. The annual race which
started last week (Easter) is just about over. This year it is the San Fernando Race to
the NoPHLs - it alternates with the China Sea Race. The race received no sponsorship
this year and the organizers decided against spending money on SW weather bcs. All this
per Martin Clarke, the head of Radio 3 of RTHK.
(DIRECT Johnson Cumbre Dx, Apr 4)
HUNGARY
Radio Budapest SUMMER SCHEDULE
valid 30th March 1997 til 26th Oct 1997
In English To North-America 0100-0130 6075 6190
0230-0300 6190 9840 11910 kHz
9580 kHz
To Europe 1900-1930 3975 7155 9755 kHz
2100-2130 3975 7250 9835 kHz
In German
1930-2000
1200-1300
1700-1800
1730-1800
3975 7155
5970 7220
3975 5990
3975
9755
9820
9755
5970 9755 kHz
kHz (except Sun)
kHz (Sun)
kHz (Sun)
In Hungarian
To Europe 1800-1900
2000-2100 3975 7105
1100-1200 5970 7215
and 1300-1400 (Sun)
3975
9835
9840
5970
7155 9755 kHz
kHz
kHz
7215 9760 kHz
To South America 2200-2300 6085 9835 11905 kHz (Mon-Sun)
2300-0000 6085 9835 11905 kHz (Sun)
To North-America 0000-0100 6190 9810 11905 kHz
0130-0230 6190 9840 11685 kHz
To Australia 0900-1000 15210 17860 21670 kHz (Mon-Sun)
1000-1100 15210 17860 21670 kHz (Sun)
In Russian 0300-0330 3975 5915 and 7135 kHz
1430-1500 5975 7190 and 9830 kHz
In Ukrainian 0330-0400 3975 5915 7135 kHz
1600-1630 3975 6190 7105 kHz
In Romanian 0400-0430 3975 5915 and 7135 kHz
1530-1600 3975 6110 and 7105 kHz
In Croatian 0430-0500 3975 5930 7185 kHz
1500-1530 3975 6110 7220 kHz
In Slovak 0500-0530 3975 5915 7155 kHz
1630-1700 3975 7295 kHz
In Serbian 0530-0600 5915 7155 9700 kHz
1700-1730 5990 7255 9590 kHz (Mon-Sat)
1930-2000 7155 9835 kHz (Sun)
(RB www page)
IRAN
VOIRI Tehran is now in English at 1100-1230 UTC on 9585, 11875, 15260 kHz.
IRAQ
R Baghdad is often heard in Arabic 1500-1800 UTC 3935 kHz, 1700-2000 4612 kHz,
both jammed. Iraqui News Center in Arabic with slow speed speech on 4120 kHz in March,
4070 in April. VoPeople of Kurdistan moved to 4092 kHz, and now to 4080 kHz. (PanIviewBUL, Apr 4)
ITALY
New web-address of RAI Rome:
http://www.mix.it/
(Benno Klink-D, DG1EA, Apr 11)
RAI sked thru 26 October:
0050-0110
Spanish
9575 11880
0050-0110
English
6010 9675 11800
0110-0125
French
6010 9675 11800
0110-0125
Portuguese
9575 11880
0130-0305
Italian
6010 6110 9575 9675 11765 11800 11880
0305-0325
Spanish
6010 9575 9675 11800 11880
0330-0350
Russian
5975 7270 9670
0350-0410
Ukrainian
5975 7270 9670
0400-2200
Italian/3
7175 "Radiodue"
0400-2200
Italian/2
6060 9515 "Radiouno"
0415-0435
Amharic
11905 15400
0415-0440
Italian/EE
5975 7270
0435-0510
Italian
6110 11905(*0435) 15400(*0435)
0445-0505
Lithuanian
5975 9670
0510-0600
Italian
6110
0510-0530
Somali
11905 15400
0510-0530
Romanian
5975 7240
0535-0555
Arabic
11905 15400
0535-0555
Russian
9670 11800
0600-1000
Italian
6110 7240 15240 21520
1000-1100
Italian
6110 7240 11925 15240 21520
1100-1200
Italian
6110 7240 15240 21520
1200-1300
Italian
15240 21520
1320-1355
Albanian
5990 7240
1330-1355
Arabic
6035 7290 9670
1400-1415
Slovene
5990 7240
1400-1430
Italian
15250 17780
1415-1435
German
5990 7240
1435-1455
Croatian
5990 7240
1500-1520
Turkish
5970 7240
1500-1525
Italian
5990 7290 9670
1520-1540
Greek
5970 7240
1530-1555
French
5990 7290 9755
1540-1600
Bulgarian
5970 7240
1555-1625
Italian
5990 7290 9755
1605-1625
Russian
9670 11800
1630-1655
French
7235 9670
1630-1655
Arabic
9690 11880 15245
1700-1800
Italian
7235 9745 11840 15230 15320
1805-1825
German
5990 7130 9670
1815-1830
Czech
6110 7145
1830-1845
Slovak
6110 7145
1830-1905
Italian
15250 17780
1845-1905
Polish
6110 7145
1910-1930
Somali
9745 11840 15250
1910-1930
Serbian
5955 7145
1935-1955
Hungarian
5955 7145
1935-1955
English
6015 7230 9670
2000-2020
Swedish
7180 9755 Mo/We/Fr
2000-2020
Danish
7180 9755 Su/Tu/Th
2000-2020
Russian
6035 7145 9670
2000-2020
Esperanto
7180 9755 Sa
2025-2045
Arabic
6035 7290
2025-2045
English
7120 9710 11840
2050-2110
Portuguese
6110 7290 9710 11840 15250
2110-2130
Spanish
6110 7290
2115-2135
Romanian
5970 7120
2135-2155
Czech
5970 7120
2135-2155
Arabic
6110 7290
2155-2210
Slovak
5970 7120
2200-0400
Italian/1
6060 "Notturno dall'Italia"
2200-2225
English
6150 9565 11815
2210-2225
Polish
5970 7120
2230-0050
Italian
6010 9575 9675 11800 11880
(RAI Web site, via NASWA, Mar 29)
KAZAKHSTAN
"Shalkar" progr via 100 kW Kiev-UKR relay now at 0600-1530 UTC on 9620 235
degr & 11720 kHz 254 degr, in Kazakh, Russian, German, Turkish. German Tue-Fri 0820-0840
UTC, Sat/Sun from 0800 UTC, the Mailbox progr must be on May 4th or 11th. Mons 0905-0920
VoA English lessons, 0950-1005 UTC Turkish. (PanIview-BUL, Apr 4)
MONACO
ERF/TWR DX progr in German was off the air on Mar 8th, due to complete PC
control desk failure in bc house Wetzlar. (ERF; PanIview-BUL, Apr 4)
NEPAL
Radio Nepal has launched a new sce on the internet system. The listeners can now
hear Nepali nx at 1315 UTC and English nxs at 1415 UTC. For the time being, news items
of up to three days can be retrieved and heard through the computer. Radio Nepal has
reached an agreement with the California-based Ama Consulting Network for one year for
this purpose. Radio Nepal can be found at this internet address (UPDATED):
http://www.catmando.com/news/radio-nepal/radionp.htm
(BBCM via AGDX, Apr 2, update by Erik Koie)
NEW ZEALAND
RNZI 03 May - 25 Oct
9795
fr 0458
6100
fr 0816, Sa+Su fr 0758 (x9700), -1206 UTC,
special events & sport til 1650 UTC.
6145
fr 1650, Sa+Su fr 1858 (x6070)
9845
fr 1952, Sa+Su fr 1958
11735 Su-Th fr 2107, Fr fr 2107, Sa fr 2059
15115 fr 2307 (Helmuth Fahsel-D, Apr 12)
PERU
being heard on 6018.1 - 6018.2 kHz (varies daily) around 0700 UTC til fade out at
about 0745 UTC. Is announcing as "La Voz de la Liberacion ... Cadena Radio Victoria
...". At this time bcing evangelical progrs in Spanish. [also heard in the Americas on
//5818.9 kHz at 1100-1136 UTC.]
Another Spanish speaker is heard at same time, but less strongly on 6045.3 kHz, and also
with evangelical progr. Suggest it could be Radio Santa Rosa, Lima.
There is also what I think Andina on 5995.3 kHz at 0700 UTC. Nice to hear some LA's
still audible mornings. (Noel Green-UK, Apr 9)
PHILIPPINES
No txion heard since 8th April and a message received on 11th April from
Peter McIntyre of FEBC, Manila:
"Tue April 8, a major electrical fault developed in the Bocaue tx building distribution
system. The power utility has disconnected the power to the st until the problem is
repaired. The standby generators cannot be used for SW bc because they feed into the
same distribution system.
Please pray that the repairs would advance as quickly as possible so that the st can get
back on the air. Some heavy power cables need to be located to replace the damaged ones
and then installed. Please pray for the safety of the people doing the work.
Peter
PS Latest - the power cable is being replaced (about 80m long) and the earliest we
expect to be back on air is Sat. However Mon 14th is more likely.
The reason for the cable failure has not been verified but it may be because of friction
by rubbing against a conduit." Just noted on the evening of 12th April their presence on
11995 kHz. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Apr 12)
POLAND/UNID
Unidentified Polish language sce observed Suns 0700-0800 UTC on 11665 kHz,
noted with religious program. (WB, Apr 13)
Polish Radio Warsaw Z97 schedule of English broadcasts:
1200-1255 11815, 9525, 7270, 7145, 6095;
1700-1755 7285, 6095, 6000; 1930-2025 7285, 6095, 6035
(Wojtek Zaremba-POL, via DXW, Mar 27)
PORTUGAL
Until Apr 16th, test bc of RDP Lisbon in Portuguese on 7110 kHz, replacing
6140/6130 kHz in daytime Sat/Sun. (RVI RadioWorld, Apr 13)
At night still on new 6140 (x6130), Mo-Fr 2000-2030 E, 2030-2100 F.
(Erich Bergmann, Apr 12)
RUSSIA
7250 kHz Voice of Vietnam via Krasnodar relay, at 0330-0349 UTC in English with
nx and commentary. (Carling-USA, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 9)
TWR presently broadcasts in Ukrainian, Mandarin, and Hindi via Radio Moscow and recently
it supplied RM with equipment for a satellite downlink which will allow them to receive
satellite signals from TWR's progr centre in Bratislava-SVK and distribute them faster
and more economically to their outlets in Irkuts and Moldova.
(Listening World, TWR handout Spring '97)
SAUDI ARABIA
BSKSA HQ in Arabic: 0300-0600 11785 11870 (x9740, x11935), //9553 9618
9718 17720 kHz. Swahili 0500-0600 17755 (x17760). Indonesian 1000-1150 new 21640
(x21665). (PanIview-BUL, Apr 4)
SOLOMON ISLANDS
5020 kHz SIBC at 0845-0945 UTC Radio Happy Hour progr in English with
third party messages, announcements about Solomon Airlines, and commercials for clothing
and furniture stores with some Simon & Garfunkle EZL mx. Pidgin 0900-0915 UTC incl what
sounded like a 10 mins drama. At 0930 Radio Happy Hour
progr continued and they started 15 mins of employment opportunity announcements. Lots
of good govt jobs available. Best ever heard here. (Buch, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 10)
SRI LANKA
A leading 'Tamil Tiger' separatist carrying letters containing coded
messages for their followers in the South was arrested in January by Sri Lankan special
police. This then led to the arrest of another five suspects who under interogation
confessed to having been detailed to destroy the radio transmission tower at Puttalam,
used by TWR for broadcasts to India, as a part of their war of economic attrition, not
an attack against TWR. Programmes aired over the Puttalam tx draw a letter response of
50.000 a month.
(Listening World, TWR handout Spring '97)
TAHITI
v15168.52 kHz RFO @ 0256
hour. (Rippel-HATDX, via DXW Apr
UAE VoUAE Abu Dhabi 17885 kHz in
kHz. Regular //17760 & 21735 kHz.
UTC steady talks in French by OM right through top of
11)
Arabic, and //spurious signals on 17765, 17825, 17945
UNIDENTIFIED
Arabic lang st bc on v13749.8 ... 13750 kHz audible til fade-out at about
1915 UTC. Terrible audio quality. (WB Apr 12-13)
MW 1566 kHz jamming against Arabic speaking st at 1600-2100 UTC. Maybe Iraqui Armed
Forces Radio ?
On 9675 kHz Arabic at 0530-0600 UTC, maybe VoIraq from Damascus-Syria?
Voice of Southern Azerbaijan in Azeri: unusual coincidence ans also other indications simultaneously with changing to DST in Israel(!), VOSA is now daily 0515-0615 UTC
(x0615-0715) UTC on 11935 kHz. The other bc aired Mon, Tue, Thur, Sun only, mentioned 31
mb 93?? kHz (but not heard in 9300-9400 kHz band) [9930? 1530-1630?]
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC new Kazakh lang sce Mo-Fr 1400-1415 UTC, 1415-1430 EbR/Russian on
15245 & 17740 kHz.
Due to parliament elections in BUL on Apr 19th til 25th, special bcs in Bulgarian: Mo-Fr
1400-1415 11680, 15130; Mo-Fr 1915-1930 6050, 11950 kHz.
RKI Seoul via BBC relay Skelton: 9555 0700-0800 Korean. 9875 1800-1900 Russian. 6145
1900 French, 2000-2100 German. 3970 2100-2130 English. (PanIview-BUL, Apr 4)
USA
Glenn Hauser's 'World of Radio' via WWCR replaced
on 5070 kHz. (GH WoR, Apr 10)
WRMI Schedule, hobby progrs - eff
Mon-Fri [Tue-Sat]
1300-1330 Viva Miami (Wed)
1315-1330 Computer Beat (Tue)
1330-1345 Computer Beat (Mon)
1330-1345 Wavescan (Tues, Wed)
1400-1430 Viva Miami (Wed)
1430-1500 Viva Miami (Mon-Fri)
0015-0045 Viva Miami (Tue-Fri)
0130-0200 Viva Miami (Wed-Thur)
0245-0300 Wavescan
0300-0330 Viva Miami
0330-0400 Viva Miami
Sat
0930-1000
2015-2030
2030-2100
2100-2200
2230-2245
2300-2330
2330-2345
Suns 0730 UTC by 0530 UTC also
April 7, 1997
Sp
E
E
E
E
E
E
Sp
E
Sp
E
Viva Miami (4th Sat)
E
Wavescan
E
Viva Miami(1st/5th Sat) E
Viva Miami
E
Wavescan (4th/5th Sat) E
Viva Miami (2nd/4th/5th)E
Computer Beat
E
Sun
1215-1230 Wavescan (beg Apr 20)
2000-2015 Computer Beat
2015-2030 Wavescan
2030-2100 Encontro DX
0000-0015 Wavescan (beg May 4)
(Jeff White-USA, WRMI, Apr 7)
E
E
E
Portuguese
E
WHRI e-mail address to publish for listeners to write is
whri@lesea.com
Amongst new progrs of WHRI are:
"The Alliance for America Innovation", Mo-Fr 2100-2300 UTC 5745 kHz, the show will focus
on the proposed changes by US Fed Govt in 'our' Patient Laws.
"Your and the Law" with Jeff Beavers, Mo-Fr 0200-0400 UTC 9745 kHz, the show talks about
'our' laws in America in comparision to what our founding fathers meant and in relation
to God's Laws. (Joe Brashier, WHRI, Apr 4)
VoA English Express at 0930 UTC, "VoA Today" 1000-1100 UTC on single 11695 kHz (usually
at this time only to Caribbean).
R Liberty in Russian addit 15290 kHz at 0800-1100 UTC, usually on MW&FM in Russia only
at this time. (PanIview-BUL, Apr 4)
RFA Tibetan on 11575 kHz 1300-1400 UTC. Carrier stayed on and after a few minutes made
this announcement in English by man (American accent) "This is channel two. RFA progr
channel two" and it was repeated. What appeared to be the same announcement was then
made in Russian by a woman - also repeated. This went on until approx. 1410 UTC when
carrier was cut.
11590 opened at 1400 UTC Vietnamese sce, at 1500 RFA Burmese sce.
11600 opened at 1400 UTC //Vietn 11590 til off 1456 UTC, co-channel Radio Prague-TCH til
1427 UTC.
11605 1500 Burmese sce, //11590. 11565 [co-channel R Pakistan] 1500 Chinese sce, //9910
kHz. (Noel Green-UK, Apr 8)
RFA in Chinese 1500-1700 UTC on 9455 & 11565 kHz underneath PAK.
Korean 1530-1630 15660, but on 5855 kHz "This is channel two. RFA progr channel two"
tape. (WB Apr 13)
UZBEKISTAN
R Tashkent in English: 0100-0130 7190 2x100 185 & 235 degr; 9530 100 270
degr; 9715 2x100 255 & 270 degr. 1200-1230 & 1330-1400 7285 9715 15295 kHz. (PanIviewBUL, Apr 4)
VATICAN CITY
Radio Vaticana summer schedule, fr May 4, 1997:
EUR1 0230-0040 UTC 527 1530 kHz.
0230-0400 & 1840-2100 4005
0400-0715, 0900-1030, 1200-1300, 1400-2210 5882.
0400-0800, 1400-2100 7250.
0530-2100 # 9645.
0530-1400 11740.
1600-1630 11810.
1840-1900 11625.
0530-1230 # 15595.
0830-1230 # 17550.
EUR2 0420-0730
0210-0520
0500-0730
0615-0730
1230-1300
2000-2020
1611.
0230-0520
& 1610-2000 7365
0210-0300
& 1550-1800 & 2000-2020 9825.
11740.
1550-1640
15595 17550.
1550-1640
7305.
AF
& 1000-1015 & 2045-2100 1530.
4005.
0645-0700
7360.
2000-2045
7250.
0310-0530
9645 11715.
0645-0715
11640 13765.
0340-0700
11810 15595.
1700-2045
# 13765.
0430-0645
& 1000-1230 # 15595. 1610-1900
# & 1610-1830 17550.
AM
0645-0700
2045-2100
0240-0340
2045-2100
0400-0430
1550-1620
1530-1600
0530-0700
0530-0630
1000-1230
1100-1200 17700 21850
0100-0230 6095 7305 9605
& 1800-2000 6185.
9645.
11715.
15185.
& 2045-2100 5882.
7365.
# 9660.
9645 11740.
# 11625.
11625.
15570.
15570.
0030-0100 7305 9605.
0230-0400 7305 9605 (6095).
AS/ 0040-0100 7335 9650 (5980)
0400-0430 9645 11715.
AUS/ 2130-2200 9600 11830 (7310)
NZL/ 2200-2245 7305 9600 11830 (6160)
2245-2315 9600 11830 (7305)
2315-2400 7305 9600.
1230-1425 11625.
1450-1620 11635.
1530-1630 11810.
1230-1620 # 13765.
0530-0600 & 1000-1230 # & 1530-1600 15595.
1230-1315 15585.
1000-1200 # 17550.
(# and few breaks in between; frequs in brackets fr Sept 7)
(RV printed schedule Apr-Oct, www page show still winter schedule)
ZAIRE
appeared at fair level on 15244.5 kHz on Apr 8 at 1735 UTC past 1800 UTC in
French. Not audible on Apr 9th. (Noel Green-UK, Apr 8-9)
TDP, the "Transmitter Documentation Project", has added links on it's homepage to the
shortwave radio broadcast transmitter manufacturers currently on the Internet.
Be sure to have a look at http://www.ping.be/tdp and surf to the back of the page to
access the links.
If you have not seen the printed version of the TDP SW-97 yet -- an 80 page booklet
about all the shortwave broadcast transmitters installed all over the world --, this is
your chance to win a free copy. If you complete the contest-form on our homepage at
http://www.ping.be/tdp
before Friday April 18, 1997 at 20.00 UTC, you may win one of the 5 free copies of the
TDP SW-97, drawn at random. The link to the contest-form is right below the abovementioned links to the transmitter manufacturers.
Give it a try, and ... Good Luck.
Ludo Maes, P.O. Box 1, B-2310 Rijkevorsel, BELGIUM
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 304
22 Apr 1997
________________________________________________________________________
ALBANIA
Radio Tirana UPDATE.
Albanian 0300-2200 UTC v6100 kHz. (6099.9)
Albanian 1900-2200 UTC 1458 6170 v9824.44 kHz.
Freq varied between both evenings from 6189.73-6190.05 kHz, due to unstable main
electricity network.
Serbian
French
Turkish?
Greek
German
English
English
English
English
1630-1643
1730-1757
1730-1743
1745-1758
1815-1843
1845-1900
2100-2130
0145-0200
0230-0300
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
new 6015 kHz, //MW 1458 and SW 7110 kHz.
1215, 5985, 7155 kHz.
1215, 5985, 7155 kHz.
1458, 7270 and new 9570 kHz.
new 7110 and 9515 kHz, 1395 replaced by 1215.
6115 and 7160 kHz.
6140 and 7160 kHz.
v9824.44 kHz (new frequ) R.Tirana, 2115 UTC w/female talk, national mx. R.Tirana was
mentioned, phone/fax numbers, good signal, //6170, MW 1458 kHz.
Radio Tirana, Home sce at 1400 UTC on v7150 kHz. QRM by DW Polish.
(Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Kai Ludwig-D, Apr 16)
ARMENIA
TWR expands broadcasts from Armenia. A new evening block began airing from
Armenia (864 kHz MW) on 30th March, the start of TWR's summer schedule. Progrs in
Turkish, Kurdish-Kurmanji, Farsi [Persian] and English are part of the new block which
airs from 1800-1900 UTC. The morning block 0000-0100 UTC contains progrs beamed to the
Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
('InfoServ' TWR-Europe nxletter, Vienna, Apr-May 97)
VoArmenia Sunday special on single 15270 kHz, 0800 French, 0830 English, 0900-0915 UTC
Spanish, signing off at 09.16:30 UTC. (WB Apr 20)
BANGLADESH
v4880.5 kHz 1510-1602* UTC, R Bangladesh, Dhaka with Bengali talks and
folksongs. (Anker Petersen-DEN, Apr 19)
CHINA
Yunnan Kunming on 6936.6 kHz 1255-1305 UTC in local dialect, Chinese mx til 1330
UTC. (Roland Schulze-PHL, Dagupan City, Apr 4-10)
CONGO
Piet wrote that he heard something on 4765 kHz, and wondered if this was
Brazzaville, Congo back on the air. I immediately tuned my AR7030 to the frequ, and
heard a female speaker in French, who regularly mentioned Brazzaville, and Congo. There
was mx in the background. 2017 UTC "Radio Congo" ID.
(Piet Pijpers & Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Apr 19)
CROATIA
English nx on R Croatia 0605 & 0705 UTC 5920 7165 9830 kHz; 1205 UTC 5920 7165
13830; 2105 UTC MW 1134, 5895, 7165 kHz. (RVI RadioWorld, Apr 20)
FRANCE
RFI in French 1700-2000 UTC 5900 in lsb!, 2000-2200 in usb!, in Arabic 16001755 on new 11650 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Apr 4)
INDIA
AIR Delhi in Arabic 0430-0530 (-0600 for pilgrims) on 11730 & 13620 kHz. Feeder
frequ 9835 (x9685) kHz. (AWR Wavescan, Apr 20)
IRAN
Observations on opposition radios. Voice of the Iranian Revolution was observed
ending its Kurdish progr at 1558 UTC on 3875 & 4375 kHz. The two frequs were later
observed to relay Voice of the Iranian Communist Party in Persian. Both channels were
jammed and the frequs varied constantly to avoid the jamming.
Voice of Iranian Kordestan was observed ending a Kurdish bc at 1430 UTC on 3940 kHz.
Voice of Mojahed was heard at 1900 UTC in //3550, 3850, 4450, 4650, 5150 and 5450 kHz.
All channels were jammed and constantly changing frequency by up to 20 kHz to avoid the
jammer.
Voice of the Worker was observed in Persian at 1430 UTC on 4190 kHz.
(BBCM via AGDX, Apr 7)
VoIRI changes and observations since March:
0030-0130 Eng 6050 9022 9685.
1100-1325 Eng & Pashtu new7180 9585 (x11790 x11930) v11875.1 v15260.3
but announced 7115 9585 11875 15260.
1330-1600 Arabic new11995.
1430-1625 Bengali & Eng new v9550.4 7215.
1530-1625 Eng 7215 & announced 9550.
1630-1725 Uzbek new 7215. Amharic 5995 new9615.
1700-1727 Swahili new7160 9685.
1730-1927 Bosnian, Alban, Italian new7140 new7340
new9615 9715 (x7145 x9610).
1830-1927 French new7160 7260 9022.
1930-2027 Eng 7260 9022.
1945-2025 Hausa new9605.
2130-2227 Eng 6165 6175. Bosnian new7100 new7140 9720 (x7115 x7145).
IRAQ
PUK Radio announces summer schedule. Voice of the People of Kurdistan, the radio
st of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, carried the following announcement at 1500 UTC
on 31st March: "We would like to remind our dear listeners that as of 1st April 1997 our
Arabic sce will bc its progrs daily as follows: "The evening transmission will begin at
1700 UTC acc to ST on SW 75 mb, 4120 kHz. The evening progrs will be rebc twice the
following day: first at 0300 UTC on the same wavelength, second after the conclusion of
the Kurdish progr, which begins daily at 0900 UTC on SW 49 mb, 6015 kHz." (BBCM via
AGDX, Mar 31)
NORTH KOREA
3025 kHz Young Soldiers Bcing St presumed the one reactivated here. 15301630 UTC not //1615 (separate programs of similar contents are aired simultaneously).
Endless war drama, patriotic songs, soldiers shouting "Long live Comrade Kim Il Sung!"
etc. No ID heard today. This st was not heard on this frequ for quite some time.
(Ashimori-JAP, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 4)
R Pyongyang new4405 kHz at 1215-1230 UTC, Spanish progr feeder, to SoAM. //6575 9975
11335 kHz. (Roland Schulze-PHL, Dagupan City, Apr 4-10)
PAKISTAN
R Pakistan in English 1600-1630 new7211.7 new11565.1 new 11820.1 (x9513.5
x11570 x11935) 9485 15555.
Tamil sce at 1030-1130 UTC noted terrible audio quality on v15516.1 kHz.
Islamabad in Urdu at 1700-1900 UTC on odd v5827.1 kHz, //11570.1.
In Urdu 1330-1530 new11565.1 (x11570.1) 9485. (PanIview-BUL, Apr 4)
PHILIPPINES
6075 kHz Radio Veritas Asia Manila at 2226-2236 UTC. New bc in English and
Filipino; Beatles song. Filipino program about High-tech age.
(Boogert-TWN, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 3)
RVA 6075 kHz in Tagalog 2230-2300* UTC, English ID at 2259 UTC, then switch to 11820 kHz
signing on in BIndonesian.
Now active again: DZB II Dalawa Radyo Mindoro, FEBC, Baco, Mindoro Isl. on 3345.8 kHz at
2150-2331 UTC. Tagalog and dialects, some Engl ID's, nx at 2200-2203 UTC, 2245 UTC nx,
2328 UTC closing announcement, 2330 UTC National Anthem, 9 x birth call, signing off at
2331* UTC. First heard again on April 8th. After long absence time of about a year.
(Roland Schulze-PHL, Dagupan City, Apr 4-10)
PORTUGAL
RDP in Portug 1700-2100 (0700-2000 Sat & Sun) UTC started in Z97 season on
6140 kHz; but tested 7110 kHz also, and is using permanent on latter one now. 1700-2200
new9655. E/F Mon-Fri 2100-2200 new6140/7110.
(PanIview-BUL, Apr 4; WB Apr 19-20)
RUSSIA/CIS
7325 kHz R.Islamskaja Volna (R.Islamic Wave) in Russian 1530-1600 UTC (ThFr only) w/report from the Palestine writers conference, news from Palestine. @1600 UTC
into VoR Arab sce. (Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Apr 16)
Home sce on SW. Radio 1 Odin: 9605 0500-1500, 9790 1100-1300, 11695 0600-1000, 11940
0800-1300, 11990 0500-0700, irreg 0500-0600 11980.
R Mayak: 9470 0500-1400, 11985 0500-1300, 12005 0500-1400.
also 0300-0600 on 4820 5925 5935 7325.
Radio Rossiia: 9720 0500-1400, 11630 0630-1000; 11720 0800-1500, 12025 0500-0800, 12045
1000-1500, 12065 0500-0900.
Caucasus sce MW 1089 & 7325: Adigey Radio Maykop, 1700-1800 Mon+Fri, Mon in Agigeyan,
Arabic, Turkish mixed, Fri in Agigeyan only.
Kabardin Radio Nalchik: 1730-1800 Wed, Thur, Sun only in Kabardin language.
SLOVAKIA
9440 kHz *0700-0730* UTC, AWR, Rimavska Sobota with "Wavescan" finally back
on an audible freq and good time for us Europeans.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, Apr 20)
[yes, convenient time and reliable reception quality, also 9450-SVK 0900 UTC 6055-SVK
2100, Guam 13720 1230, 7400 1430 & 1600, 9370 1730.]
SLOVENIA
German nx on R Slovenia dom sce at 2030-2040 UTC on 918 kHz, in tourist
season only. (RVI RadioWorld, Apr 20)
SoEaAsia
DX-news from South East Asia.
Dear friends, I'm back home now after travelling four weeks in Thailand and Laos.
I was surprised by the very good propagation conditions on a number of days in the 13
mb. For example I heard sts like BBC WS on 21660 kHz (ASC?), REE on 21570 kHz, BBC in
Portuguese, English by Radio (G, CYP, ASC, SEY?) on 21490 kHz more than 3 hours after
sunset (21.10 hrs. local time) or 1410 UTC. I also heard the Chinese time signal st BPM
on 20 and 25 MHz (harmonics of 5 and 10 MHz) and two other harmonics of Chinese bcing
sts.
CHINA
PBS Jiangxi 1 from Nanchang was heard on 25100 kHz (5 x 5020 kHz) between 0355
and 0800 UTC. An unidentified Chinese st was heard on 18030 kHz (3 x 6010 kHz) at 0945
UTC (6010 kHz was also heard).
CLANDESTINE
Radio of the Provisional Government of National Union and Salvation of
Cambodia is on the air on 5407 kHz from 2330-0130 and from 1130-1330 UTC.
LAOS
The External Service of the Lao National Radio is on 1030 kHz only.
THAILAND
Radio Station Or Sor bcing from the Royal Palace in Bangkok was heard in
NoTHA on 6149 kHz at 0330 until sign off at 0500 UTC. In my e-mail letter from Bangkok
dated 27 Febr 97 a frequency was missing. The correct sentence should be: R. Thailand
Home Sce on 7115 kHz is not always in //with 4830 and 6070 kHz. I think only the news
are in //on all 3 frequs.
(Vy 73 de Juergen Lohuis, Riethstr. 33, D-44536 LUENEN, Germany, Apr 15)
SOUTH AFRICA
Herewith the updated schedule for The Investment Channel. The schedule
went into effect on Sun 13 April 1997. All bcs are in English and are now directed to
the ME:
0200-0355
6160
0300-0425
7190
0330-0555
9525
0430-0555 11820, 15225
0600-1155 15165
0600-1455 21745
0600-1725 17665
1200-1755 15170
1630-1725 11870
1800-2155
9475
1830-1955 11870
1900-2155
7225
(via Colin Miller-CAN, Apr 15)
CHANNEL AFRICA Z97
Time UTC
kHz
0300-0330
5955
0300-0325
6000
0330-0400
5955
schedule
kW
Target Area
500
East/Central Afr
250
East/Central Afr
500
Madagascar
Language
English
Swahili
French
0330-0355
0400-0430
0430-0455
0430-0455
0500-0530
0530-0555
0600-0630
0630-0655
1500-1525
1530-1555
1530-1600
1600-1625
1600-1630
1600-1630
1630-1655
1630-1655
1630-1655
1700-1730
1700-1730
1730-1755
3955
5955
5955
3345
9675
9675
11900
11900
11900
11900
6120
11900
6120
9685
9685
3345
11900
6120
11900
11900
250
500
500
100
500
500
500
500
500
500
250
250
250
500
500
100
250
100
500
500
Southern Africa
Southern Africa
N. Mozambique
S. Mozambique
West Africa
Angola/West Afr
West Africa
West Africa
East/Central Afr
Madagascar
Southern Africa
East/Central Afr
Southern Afr
East/Central Afr
N. Mozambique
S. Mozambique
Central Africa
Southern Africa
West Africa
Angola/West Afr
Chinyanja
English
Portuguese
Portuguese
English
Portuguese/French
English
French/Portuguese
Swahili
French
Lozi
Portuguese/Swahili
English
English
Portuguese
Portuguese
Swahili/French
Chinyanja
English
Portuguese/French
BBC
0245-0300
0300-0330
0300-0600
0300-0600
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0530-0600
0530-0600
0530-0600
0600-1600
0600-1600
0700-0730
1600-2200
1600-2200
1700-1730
1700-1730
1700-1730
1700-1900
1730-1745
1730-1745
1730-1745
1745-1800
1800-1830
2030-2115
2030-2115
2030-2115
6050
6050
3255
6190
3390
6135
7205
6135
9515
11940
6190
11940
17830
3255
6190
3390
6070
9520
11860
3390
6070
9520
7230
7230
3390
6135
7205
500
500
100
100
100
250
500
250
500
250
100
100
500
100
100
100
500
500
250
100
500
500
500
250
100
250
250
East/Central Afr
East/Central Afr
Southern Africa
East/Central Afr
S. Mozambique
N. Mozambique
Angola
Mozambique
Angola
Angola/West Afr
Southern Africa
East/Central Afr
West Africa
Southern Africa
East/Central Afr
S. Mozambique
N. Mozambique
Angola
East/Central Afr
S. Mozambique
N. Mozambique
Angola/West Afr
East/Central Afr
Indian Ocean Isles
S. Mozambique
N. Mozambique
Angola
Eng Lessons
Swahili
English
English
Portuguese
Portuguese
Portuguese
Portuguese
Portuguese
Portuguese
English
English
English
English
English
Portuguese
Portuguese
Portuguese
English
Eng Lessons
Eng Lessons
Eng Lessons
Swahili
French
Portuguese
Portuguese
Portuguese
RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONAL
0300-0355
7135
250
East/Central Afr
(Sentech (Pty) Ltd via Clemitson Apr 2)
French
TAJIKISTAN
Tajik Radio Dushanbe in Persian 1715-1800 UTc in superb audio quality on
5800 kHz, reg 1400-1800 UTC in various languages, like Pashto, Arabic, Persian. (WB Apr
20)
THAILAND
9810 kHz, //9566, Radio Thailand, 1243 UTC, lengthy statistics about Radio in
Thailand, 1249 nx: sit in Albania, 1258 ID and sudden end of transmission, good signal.
(Kammler, on Mauritius, Mar 29)
11955 kHz Radio Thailand at 1350 UTC. Female announcer in Thai until 1357 UTC. Followed
by male with closing announcements in English. IS played once at 1358 UTC.
(Hankison, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 12)
R Thailand in English to Scandinavia 1900-1953 UTC on 9535 (x7210) kHz.
11785 kHz VOA Udorn Thani at 1215-1231 UTC. Man in Chinese comments with cut aways into
English. Noted VOA theme between subjects etc. Signal was fair. This is a relay.
(Bolland, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 4)
VoA Udorn Thani in English 1400-1800 UTC on 7125 kHz.
(RVI RadioWorld, Apr 20)
TUNISIA
Apr 20)
RTT Tunis in Arabic at 0300-0659 UTC on v7285.3, v7474.7, and 11730 kHz. (WB
UKRAINE
Radio Ukraina International Kiev Z97 schedule
0000-0100 Eng NoAM 9550 12040 (add 7150#).
EUR 5905 6010 6020 6090 7180 7240 9560.
0100-0300 Ukr NoAM 7150 9550 12040.
EUR 5905 6010 6020 6090 7180 9560.
0300-0400 Engl NoAM 7150 9550 12040.
Ukr EUR 6010 6020 6090.
0400-0500 Ukr NoAM (add 7150#)
EUR 6010 6020 6090 7150 7320 9870 11705.
0500-0600 Ukr EUR 6020 7150 7320 9870 11705 11840.
0600-0700 Ukr EUR 6020 7150 7320 As9600 9870 11705 11840 13590.
0700-0800 Ukr EUR 7150 7320 As9600 9870 11705 11840 13590.
0800-1000 Ukr EUR 6020 7150 7320 As9600 9870 11705 11840 13590.
1000-1200 Ukr NoAM 12050 (AUS 12045 exc. #).
EUR 6020 7150 7320 As9600 9870 11705 11840 13590.
1200-1300 Engl NoAM 12050 (AUS 12045 exc. #) EUR 7150.
Ukr EUR 6020 7320 As9600 9870 11705 11840 13590.
1300-1400 Ukr NoAM 12050. EUR 6020 7150 7320 As9600 9870 11705
11840 13590 15520.
1400-1600 Ukr NoAM 12050 (add SoAm 15550#).
EUR 6020 7150 7320 As9600 9870 11705 11840 13590
15520 17680.
1600-1700 Ukr NoAM 12050 (add SoAm 15550#).
EUR 6020 7320 9640 9870 11705 As11830 13590
15520 17680.
1700-1800 Ukr NoAM 12050 SoAm 13720 (add 15550#).
Germ EUR 5905 6020 7320 9640 9870 11705 As11830 13590
15520 17680.
1800-1900 Ukr NoAM 12050 (SoAm 13720 exc. #,
add SoAM 15550#). EUR 5905 6020
6090 9640 9870 11705 As11830 13590 15520 17680.
1900-2000 Ukr NoAM 12050 (SoAm 13720 exc. #).
EUR 5905 6020 6090 7180 7240 9560 9640 11705
As11830 13590 15520 17680.
2000-2100 Ukr (add AUS 7380#).
(SoAm 13720 exc. #).
Germ EUR 5905 6010 6020 6090 7180 7240 9560 9640
As11830 13590 15520.
2100-2200 Engl (add AUS 7380#).
NoAM 9550 12040
SoAm 13720.
EUR 5905 6010 6020 6090 7180 7240 9560 9640 13590.
2200-2300 Ukr NoAM 9550 12040
(SoAm 13720 exc. #).
EUR 5905 6010 6020 6090 7180 7240 9560 9640 13590.
2300-2400 Ukr NoAM (add 7150 #) 9550 12040.
(SoAm 13720 exc. #).
Germ EUR 5905 6010 6020 6090 7180 7240 9560.
# = May 1-Sept 1 (source NRCU Kyiv, via Joerg Sajuk-D, Apr 18)
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC London in German at 1530-1600 UTC now on 6015 & 9915 kHz, as well
as on MW 648 & 1296 kHz. (RVI RadioWorld, Apr 20)
USA
7768.5usb kHz VOA is a new frequency for Communications World at 1230-1300 UTC
Sats. Its via Greenville. (DIRECT Kim Elliott-USA, Apr 10)
ADD: WSHB 9845kHz 0800-0900UT 500kW 245deg to 55,56,58,59,60
DEL: KHBI 9845kHz 0800-0900UT 100kW 165deg to 55,56,58,59,60
(Bob German of GJA, Apr 17)
Okeechobee is the strongest bc st here in EUR in 16 mb during 2100-2200 time slot.
VoFree China via WYFR relay in German on 15600 & 17750 kHz. WYFR in English to AF til
close down at 2145 UTC on 17555 kHz. (WB Apr 19)
[USA/ARGENTINA] 9955 kHz R La Colifata, Apr 8, 0230-0259 UTC, heard through WRMI,
Spanish progrs with EG ID's, ID as "Esta es Radio La Colifata en su primer emision
internacional para la onda corta por los 9955 kHz via RMI...", at 0254 salutations
to the USA President, very, very original txion.
9955 kHz Radio Cochiguaz, heard through WRMI on Apr 20, at 0000-0029 UTC, with the usual
LAm Andean folk mx, with IDs in SP and EG as "Somos Radio Cochiguaz, somos una emisora
libre desde Sudamerica" and ID in EG by lady anncr as "listener friends of the world,
you are tuned into Radio Cochiguaz...."then address for reports.
(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, Apr 20)
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR TO BE SOLD.
Boston, April 14 -- The Christian Science Church today announced plans to sell major
portions of its broadcasting operations.
The Christian Science Monitor said it plans to sell its award winning public radio news
operation, Monitor Radio, and has begun discussions with a variety of potential buyers.
In addition, the Churchs Herald Broadcasting Syndicate said it will lease or sell the
two powerful shortwave stations it currently owns -- WSHB in Cypress Creek, South
Carolina, and KHBI on the island of Saipan.
Monitor Radio will continue producing programs at least through June 30, 1997, and will
work closely with public radio stations to minimize any disruption a sale may cause. The
Christian Science Monitor began producing public radio programs in January, 1984, and
has grown to be the second largest provider of news broadcasts to the public radio
system after National Public Radio (NPR). (via Cumbre Dx, Apr 17)
The Christian Science Monitor is about to sell Monitor Radio and their two SW sts WSHB
in South Carolina and KHBI on Saipan. There will be a press release forthcoming.
If you would like to help make them change their mind send email with your comments to
Ed Evans - cee@wshb.csms.com
(Bob German, GJA, Apr 17)
The press release announcing the sale of WSHB and KHBI has been posted at
http://www.trsc.com/monitor.htm
-- in case you didn't see it in r.r.s.
(Thomas R. Sundstrom, Apr 15)
Monitor Radio and two shortwave stations to be sold.
The Christian Science Church has announced plans to sell or lease most of its bcing
operations including its award-winning domestic Monitor Radio nx sce and its two SW sts
- WSHB and KHBI. In addition, the Church's Herald Broadcasting Syndicate said it will
lease or sell the two powerful shortwave stations it currently owns - WSHB in Cypress
Creek, South Carolina, and KHBI on the island of Saipan.
To ensure broad international distribution of its religious progrs, the Church said it
plans to purchase time on SW sts owned by other broadcasters in portions of Africa,
South America and Asia where SW radio is widely used.
"Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, international bcing has been evolving rapidly with
SW playing less of a role as commercial bcing expanded," Publishing Society Manager Hill
said.
"We have seen a decline in our SW listenership as have other SW broadcasters.
Distribution channels are different now than when we went into SW ten years ago. We need
to focus more on producing progrs than on operating the channels of distribution,"
Hill said.
Herald Broadcasting Syndicate has retained George Jacobs of George Jacobs and Associates
of Washington, D.C. to handle the lease or sale of its SW sts. The Church's first SW st
went on the air 30th March 1987. When the Publishing Society sells its bc nx operations,
religious progrs will be bc throughout the week on the Church's SW sts until they are
leased or sold. Currently, the SW sts air Monitor Radio progrs on weekdays and religious
progrs on the weekends. (BBCM via AGDX, Apr 17)
UZBEKISTAN
R Tashkent in German at 1935-2030 UTC on 5035 5060 6230 9540 9545 11905
kHz. (RVI RadioWorld, Apr 20)
VANUATU
v3944.8 kHz, 0615-0705 UTC, R Vanuatu, Emten Langoon heard tentatively with
English reading of telegrams ("Full stop") followed by pop songs, e.g. "Happy Walker"
sung by Jodie; ann xx00 and 3945 SW before fading out.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, Apr 20)
VIETNAM
(All frequs are approximately) National Network 1 was heard on 5924, 7155 and
10060 kHz. I noted a satellite delay on 10060 kHz. On Sunday March 16th at 0340 until
s/off at 0500 UTC, 7155 kHz was observed with a different programme: Hilltribe mx, not
//10060 and 5924 kHz.
National Network 2 is on 4960 and 12035 kHz. Hmong Service was heard on 5030 and 6165
kHz from 0500-0600 and at 1300 UTC. Vietnamese local stations on short wave:
Unid. station on 4215 kHz (Lai Chau 1 according to WRTH 97), heard at 1000 UTC with own
programme, at 1100 UTC relay of National Network 1.
The National Network 1 was heard from a unknown location drifting between 4675 and 4680
kHz on most days. On March 15th the station drifted around 4718 and the next day this st
was found on 4725 kHz. Sign on is at 1000 UTC.
Radio Son La can be heard with sign on at 1200 UTC on 4740 kHz with Hilltribe mx and
progrs in Hmong. Sign off is at 1400. Also noted at 0335 until s/off at 0500 UTC.
Quang Tri Broadcasting Station was heard with clear ID on 5050 kHz at s/on at 1000 UTC.
During an announcement in Vietnamese I heard the words in English "Quang Tri Foreign
Broadcasting Station". Maybe a joke by the announcer ?? I have this on cassette.
Lao Cai was heard with s/on at 1000 UTC on 5595 and 6700 kHz and relay of National
Network 1 at 1100 UTC. Own progrs include a lot of Hilltribe mx.
Cao Bang is on 6530 kHz and was heard at 0325 and 1200 UTC with Hilltribe mx.
On 6395 kHz I heard Lai Chau 2 (not Lai Cau) with s/on at 1000 UTC with Hilltribe mx and
progrs in Hmong. This st was also heard at 0427 UTC with Vietnamese mx. A North Korean
station is also on this frequency.
Yen Bai was heard at 1030 UTC on 6548 kHz with interference caused by China Radio
International at 1100 UTC.
(Juergen Lohuis, on trip in THA/LAO, Apr 15)
Lai Cau 1 new4214.78 kHz 1050-1145 UTC, fr 1055 Hanoi relay //v4722.2, and some
satellite time delay, behind 5924.5 kHz. Not //4214.78 & 4959.6 kHz. 1145 UTC local
programme til 1213* UTC. ID and QRG's at 1155 UTC.
v4722.8 kHz 1310-1500* UTC RTV Gai Lai in Vietnamese. Local px as well as //Hanoi 5925
kHz at 1400-1424 UTC. Local progr 1425-1440 & 1450-1500 UTC. At 1500 UTC suddenly
signing off.
Tuyan Quang in Vietnamese v4739.8 kHz 1208-1350* UTC, native mx, march mx, 1157 UTc
bamboo flute, no Hanoi relay noted so far.
Lao Cai 2 at 1140-1155* UTC on 5597.7 kHz. Vietnamese local progr and native mx.
Cao Bang BS v6531.5 at 1215-1358* UTC, political talks, ID at 1330 UTC by female
announcer.
v6702.17 kHz 1140-1458* UTC Lao Cai 1 BS, in Vietnamese, local native mx, Hanoi relay
1153-1305 & 1315-1458 UTC //Hanoi v5924.5, 1305-1315 UTC local progr, many ID's.
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 305
27 Apr 1997
________________________________________________________________________
AUSTRALIA
On the Radio Australia news carried this morning, August 22nd, (0910 UTC) on
CBC Overnight, it was announced that the Australian Cabinet has voted to preserve R.A.,
although with a budget cut of over two-thirds. The reduction from A$23 million to A$7
million will mean the loss of SW bcs to Indo-China and China. However, bcs to the SoPAC
and Papua New Guinea will continue. -- Good news, but bad news.
(Harold Sellers-AUS, Apr 22)
Word
as a
A$30
Asia
is just begining to filter down that Radio Australia will continue to exist, albeit
shadow of it former self. It will lose two-thirds of its current budget (of around
million I think), enabling it to continue to provide some sort of service into SE
and the Pacific in English only.
Derek Jordan, RA's current CEO, has just gone to air saying that they will have to let
go of all their specialist (language) staff. ... First of all, RA's chief executive
officer is not Derek Jordan but Derek WHITE. ... The Dept of Foreign Affairs will give
RA a further A$1.5 million. It is hoped that RA will be able to continue to provide some
service into Indonesia. It is likely that most -- if not all -- shortwave services will
stop. ...
... Meanwhile, RA is also withdrawing the Asia sce and will concentrate on the Pacific
and Papua New Guinea. Not a word was said about Indonesia. Whereas RA once upon a time
was quite comparable in size with Shepparton and relays at Carnarvon and Darwin,
strength in kW, languages (9) and in bc hours to RN, only English will now be left,
Japanese & French also having been discontinued some time ago. RA during the seventies
had a somewhat smaller staff than Radio Netherlands (300-odd to 400-odd). Although I do
not know how many people there are now at RN, RA will soon be reduced to some 100. (Dick
W. Speekman-AUS, Apr 23)
Radio Australia funding cut by over two-thirds. The Australian cabinet has decided to
slash Radio Australia's funding by more than two-thirds. The decision is likely to mean
the closure of SW bcs in Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Khmer. The
cabinet has decided to maintain Radio Australia's SoPAC and PNG sces with an estimated
budget of about 5.5m [US] dollars. This compares with the current Radio Australia budget
of more than [US] 18m dollars for operations and bcs. Estimated savings of about 12m
dollars will flow to the Australian Bcing Corpor. The Foreign Affairs Dept is to
contribute more than 1m dollars to keep Radio Australia's Pacific sce. The funding
decision is in violation of an election commitment by the ruling coalition to protect
Radio Australia's existing sces and not downgrade them in any way.
Radio Australia cuts a "major disfigurement".
The cuts announced on 22nd Apr to Radio Australia's budget mean it has "avoided death,
as was recommended by the Mansfield report in Jan, but it has suffered major
disfigurement", the sce's Canberra bureau chief, Graeme Dobell, told listeners.
"Effectively it [the govt] has decided that, in slashing Radio Australia's funding from
about 23m Australian dollars down to about 7m dollars, the focus should be on the SoPAC
and on PNG. And what that basically means is a figure of about 7.2m dollars which (?we
will receive) in the budget, which will be announced next month, 13th May. "That would
consist of about 3.2m dollars for an English sce, to maintain the current English sce,
which would go out on satellite, on the Indonesian Palapa-B satellite, a further 2.5m
dollars to maintain some SW facilities, probably the SW txs at Shepparton-VIC and,
perhaps, Brandon up in Queensland, and a further estimated 1.5m dollars to keep the PNG
sce, the Tok Pisin sce, going. "That 7.2m-dollar figure has some flexibility in it and
there is a suggestion, looking at those figures, that Radio Australia might be able to
resize the figures a little bit to enable it to keep also its Bahasa Indonesia sce
going, because it will have the SW ability to deliver to Indonesia. But certainly it
will not have the SW facilities, on the cabinet's decision, to feed the other sces, to
Indochina and to China."
Interviewed about the funding cuts, Radio Australia's GM, Derek White, said he was
"very, very disappointed. It is at least pleasing that we will apparently retain our
English sce, via SW and satellite, that we will continue our SW coverage of the Pacific
and that we will retain our Tok Pisin sce to PNG. However, it would be extremely
disappointing if we have to end our sces to Asia in the languages which deliver the
greatest part of our audience and which play an enormous role in building an image of
Australia in the region."
Peter Barnett, who headed RA throughout the 1980s, said it was tragic that the funding
cuts would mean the loss of SW sces to millions of listeners in Asia. "It's nothing
short of a national disaster. I mean, we have really shot ourselves in the foot".
(Radio Australia via BBCM, via AGDX, Apr 22)
CHINA
- PR. Voice of Pujiang noted on new 9705 kHz *0955-1005 UTC in Mandarin; opening
with progr preview, 1000 nx, //4950 & 3280 kHz. Seems x7115 kHz.
CNR-1. Observed on unlisted 15190 kHz 0243-0248 UTC Mandarin; progr about nutrition
//9340, 15390 kHz. Also on unlisted 9845 kHz 0204-0230* UTC Mandarin; Nx. 1010 string of
ads for wine, cosmetics, medicine, 0215 UTC show kindergarten kids, //9530, 9340, 9290
kHz. (Hans van den Boogert, via EDXP, Apr 7/18)
CRI Z97: Fr 2030-2125 9890 (x7215) via Russia, 7110 7335 7800 9820 kHz; En 2200-2255
9880 (x7170) via Russia. (RVI via Cees van Oudheusden-HOL, via EDXP, Apr 13)
from CIS to BURMA Voice of Democratic Burma: Jeff Cohen of the WRN has arranged for this
st to start bcing from here in addition to Norway. The bcs will be from 1230-1300 UTC
starting on May 1st on either 7330 (Vladivostok) or 11820 (Tashkent).
(Glenn Hauser WoR, via Cumbre DX, Apr 18)
CLANDESTINE to IRAQ - Voice of the People of Kurdistan. While doing some research, I
came upon the following telephone / fax numbers for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in
Europe. Unfortunately, I have a U.S. number as well, but the PUK representative in
Washington does not want to receive reception reports for the station. Maybe some people
can try these in Europe!
UK:
+44-181-642-4518
France: +33- 1-3916-0473
Germany: +49- 30-344-8738
Turkey: +90-312-440-2199
CLANDESTINE to IRAQ - Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan. I also located an e-mail address for
*this* station as well as the beginning of their homepage!
Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan e-mail: 101564.3336@compuserve.com
webpage: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gara/
Kurdish Democratic Party webpage: http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-11534
(Grace, via Cumbre DX, Apr 25)
CONGO
Brazzaville Congo noted again on 4765 and 5985 kHz, here in Europe from approx.
1730-2130 UTC. Playing smart marches and ardent speeches.
(Matthias Gatzke-D, Apr 23)
COSTA RICA
Radio For Peace International. Notes and announcements:
15050 kHz is back on the air with a provisional two element yagi antenna. How do we
sound to you? Please take a moment to jot us a signal report wherever you may be on the
planet! Glenn Hauser's program rundowns return this week after some absence. We hope you
enjoy reading these as much as we enjoy bringing them to you.
Disability Radio Worldwide with Jean Parker returns to RFPI after a production hiatus.
Be sure to tune in this week for a captivating look at disability and religion with
guest Mary Jane Owen!
-joe
RFPI Frequency Schedule:
49 mb 6205 kHz (USB) 0000-1200 10 kW
41 mb 7385 kHz (AM) 2200-1700 30 kW
19 mb 15050 kHz (AM) 1700-0000 10 kW
Joe Bernard, Program Coordinator (English), Radio For Peace International
P.O. Box 88, Santa Ana, Costa Rica
e-mail: rfpicr@sol.racsa.co.cr
WWW URL: http://www.clark.net/pub/cwilkins/rfpi
Radio For Peace International is a non-profit, non-commercial broadcasting station,
supported entirely by charitable contributions.
CUBA
Radio Habana Cuba - Young socialists and DGA agents of the world unite! Per
Arnaldo Coro Antich (on the weekend edition of "DX'ers Unlimited", Apr 19), a new e-mail
address is being phased in:
radiohc@mail.infocom.etecsa.cu
Arnaldo also suggested buying used VHF sets at flea markets and hamfests. I bet there's
lots of both every weekend on Paradise Island. (Krueger via DXW, Apr 21)
ECUADOR/USA/MOROCCO
Heavy QRM by VoA Tangiers in Serbo-Croatian to HCJB Quito Spanish
on 15140 kHz at 1900-1929 UTC. So many free channels on 19 mb at this 30 mins segment
... (WB Apr 22)
FRANCE
RFI noted on new 7350 kHz with French 2120 UTC. (Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP, Apr 11)
GERMANY
Radio Bremen Hansawelle is now bcing on 936 kHz from 0400-2200 UTC with 50 kW.
From 2200-0400 UTC the ARD Nightprogr is on this frequ with a power reduced of only 10
kW. (Peter Fildstedt, Apr 21)
End of the DW - Deutsche Welle - offer for West Europe. The DW will cancel five
broadcast programs from 1998. Foreign language bc progrs to Denmark, Norway, Italy,
France, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Netherlands end in Dec 1997. No Danish,
Norwegian, Italian, French, and Flemish/Dutch programs anymore by DW Cologne. Saved
costs, about 7 million Marks per annum, shall finance new DW Bosnian and Albanian
broadcast programs instead. In West Europe and North America DW will strengthen
satellite rebroadcasting. The DW supplied about 4500 TV and bc programs with this
available offer. Like in the previous year, the German foreign bc service gets
altogether 630 million German Marks from taxes in 1997 also. 300 employments were
dismantled within the past two years. Nothing news to the future DW bc house location. A
decision between the alternatives of either Berlin, Leipzig, or Bonn still is due.
(Stuttgarter Zeitung, Apr 22)
DW radio to drop five language sces for Europe. Deutsche Welle will discontinue its
western European language sce on 1st Jan 1998. A decision to this effect taken by
Deutsche Welle's Radio Council on Fri 18th Apr was announced by the chairman of the
Council, Social Democratic Party [SPD] official Guenter Verheugen, in a news conference
in Bonn on Mon. Verheugen said that the decision would affect DW radio progrs in Dutch,
Danish, Norwegian, Italian and French for France. The savings of DM7m would be used for
improving the services of Germany's international radio, Verheugen added. He said that,
among other things, there were plans to launch a new Bosnian sce. According to
Verheugen, 30 employees would be affected by the shutdown of the sces. Dieter Weirich,
the head of Deutsche Welle, announced that Deutsche Welle wouldtry to avoid any
compulsory redundancies if possible. (BBCM via AGDX, Apr 21)
GUAM
NoEaAS
SoPAC
SoAS
SoEaAS
For Z97, KTWR's Pacific DX Report is as follows:
Fris 1045 9865 (new Z97)-(x9870)
Sats 0940 11835 (x11830)
Mons 1615 11580
Tues 0900 15200. (Wayne Frost, EDXP, Apr 17)
The DX nx within PDXR is compiled by EDXP. Special EDXP QSLs are available - return
postage appreciated. Send reports to Bob Padula, 404 Mont Albert Rd, Surrey Hills,
Victoria 3127, Australia. E-mailed reports accepted and will be confirmed by return Email, to <bpadula@compuserve.com>
HUNGARY
Radio Budapest Z97 - Hungarian to AUS/NZL: 0900-1000, 1000-1100 (Sun only)
15210 17860 21670 kHz. (Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP, sked)
INDIA
AIR M97
0030-0035 7110
0245-0300 3945
0730-0735 15185
0830-0840 7250
1135-1140 9595
1230-1235 4860
1430-1435 3945
1435-1435 9565
1530-1545 3945
- English home sce nx:
11870
6045 7110 11830 15135
15260
15185 15260
11620 11710 15185
6150 17860
6150 9565 9835
(sports)
6150 7140 7410 9565 9700 9835 9910 11740
1730-1735
6150
7140
9565
9835. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, EDXP, Apr 14)
IRAN
VOIRI Tehran, Z97 sked:
1100-1230 En 7115 9585 11875 15260
1330-1430 Ur 9585 11875
1430-1530 Be 7215 9550
1530-1630 En 7215 9550
1930-2030 En 7290 9022
2030-2130 En 6165 6175
0030-0130 En 6050 9022 9665
0030-0130 Be 9570
0130-0230 Hi 9570.
(Alok Dasgupta-IND, EDXP, Apr 14)
IRELAND
RTE soccer commentary on SW. Live commentary from RTE Radio 1 on the Republic
of Ireland's vital World Cup qualifying tie with Romania on Wed, 30th Apr, will be
carried on five SW freqs at 1700 UTC. 9470 kHz (AUS/NZL), 11700 (EaEUR),
11820 (AF), 13640 (ME), 15150 (NoAM). (BBCM via AGDX, Apr 18)
KOREA (North)
Observations on Frontline Soldiers' Radio. A radio st which bcs in
Korean and identifies itself as "Radio for Soldiers at the Frontline" (Korean: "chonyon
chobyongdurul wihan pangsong") is currently observed on 1616, 2625 and 3025 kHz approx.
1400-2010 UTC. The radio, which is believed to have been on the air for several years,
appears to be aimed at entertaining North Korean soldiers on overnight sentry duty.
Programming consists mainly of North Korean songs, letters from soldiers, readings from
Kim Il-Song's memoirs and patriotic dramas or soundtracks from North Korean films.
(BBCM via AGDX, Apr 25)
MALAWI
3380 kHz MBC Limbe 1955-2020 UTC English Reading of a locally written and
produced play "Letter from a Dead Man" I/D YL NX concentrating on local southern African
items, mostly read in Chichewa, one or two short Engl items on to pop MX. Seems he is
still there but not always audible, or does he only use this frequency weekends?
(Clemitson, via DXW, Apr 18)
Someone asked about Malawi on 3380. Here's an answer. I shoulda gone ahead and responded
last Sun, 'cause I thought I heard 'em, but I wasn't sure. - Yes, Malawi is still on
3380 kHz. But Sun, although the carrier was fair to good, the modulation was way down,
and it was "iffy" about whether I really had a parallel with 5995 -or-thereabouts kHz.
The rest of this week propagation was lousy for either 3 or 6 MHz, or both. - This
morning though, 3380 kHz had good sigs at 0300 and detectable signals after 0400 UTC,
when I could also hear the v5993.4 kHz -more-or-less frequ to get the parallel. They're
on, and this morning were signing on about 0250 UTC with a listing of frequs. (Dan
Ferguson-USA, via DXw, Apr 20)
v3379.95 kHz MBC believed the one heard here 1828 UTC in English, but weak and drifting
(Krone, via DXW, Apr 20)
MALTA
Voice of Mediterranean, Postbox 143, Floriana, Malta, is conducting test
transmissions via new relay location: 27 Apr - 11 May, 1800-1900 UTC on 5890 & 9765 kHz.
Test consist Maltese mx and frequ announcements, target area the Westeuropean countries
and the Mediterranean area.
(Ingrid Huettmann VOM, via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener KWRS, Apr 24)
TENTATIVE(!) Voice of Malta Z97 schedule via Russian relays. Malta hasn't adopted
summer time (DST).
EUR 9765 12060 daily 2000-2100 En, Sun 2100-2130 Fr, Sun 2130-2200 Ge, by Mrs. Ingrid
Huettmann; Japan/East Asia/Far East: 9800 Sat 2300-2330 Japanese; Philippines /
Australia / New Zealand: 15550 17570 Sun 0200-0330 En, 0330-0500 Maltese; Japan/ East
Asia/Far East: 17570 Sun 0500-0530 Ja; USA/Canada: 7300 Sun 0400-0500 En, 0500-0600
Maltese, 0600-0630 Ge, 0630-0700 Ja; 13600 Sun 0600-0700 En, 0700-0800 Maltese, 08000830 Ge, 0830-0900 Ja. (RVI Radio World, via Cees van Oudheusden-HOL, Apr 6)
***UPDATE: Services to USA and Canada are advised as "test transmissions": 0100-0430
Suns 13605 (En 0100-0200, 0200-0300 Maltese, 0300-0330 Fr, 0330-0400 Ge, 0400-0430 Ja);
1900-2230 Suns 9810 1900-2000 En, 2000-2100 Maltese, 2100-2130 Fr, 2130-2200 Ge, 22002230 Ja. Station name is now "Radio Melita". (Sked to Bob Padula, EDXP, Apr 21)
MOLDOVA
Radio Moldova International, Str. Miorita 1, 277028 Chisinau,
Republica Moldova. Fax +373 2 723307
Schedule May 30 0230-0255
9400
0300-0330
7520
0330-0355
7520
0400-0425
7520
0430-0455
7520
1230-1300
9400
1300-1325 11580
1830-1855
7520
1900-1925
7520
1930-1955
7520
2000-2025
7520
2030-2055
7520
2200-2225
7520
2230.2255
7520
Oct 26, 1997
Spanish
LatAM
Romanian NoAM
English
NoAM
Russian
Russia
English
NoAM
Romanian NoA
Spanish
LatAM
Russian
Russia
French
France
Spanish
Spain
French
France
Spanish
Spain
English
UK
English
UK
At 2330-2355 UTC noted an unlisted additional bc on MW in Englisch on MW 1593 kHz
via Chisinau-Straseni, the only R Moldova [ext sce] tx which is bcing direct from
Moldova [except Grigoriopol ext and relay progrs in separate Pridnestrovye].
Snail mail postal service is still irregularly, so suggest using fax mail sce.
(Uwe Volk, Apr 25)
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
TWR expanding Bonaire facilities.
Trans World Radio (TWR) began a two-step process of expanded English programming to the
Caribbean. More than 14 hours of English progrs are being bc daily to the region from a
50 kW AM MW tx on Bonaire [on 800 kHz]. Plans are also under way for sts in or near the
Caribbean to receive the same programming through satellite downlink. Listeners to the
English progrs live throughout the Caribbean, as well as in Venezuela. An increasing
number of English-speaking tourists will also be among the potential new listeners.
Expansion from three to 14 hours daily.
In an interview on HCJB radio's "DX PartyLine" programme on 19th Apr, a spokesman for
TWR in Bonaire explained that the new 50 kW tx would be used for English bcs on 800 kHz
MW during local daylight hours, from 1100-2300 UTC, when TWR's existing 500 kW tx is off
the air. The 500 kW tx would continue to carry the overnight transmissions from Bonaire
in Portuguese, Spanish and English. (BBCM via AGDX, Apr 14/19)
NORTHERN MARIANAS
Z97 final sked for KFBS Saipan includes the following sces: English:
Weds 1830-1900 on 9465 to CeAS; Mong: 1100-1130 11650 to Mongolia; German: 1830-1845
Sun, 1845-1900 Sun/Fri 9465 to CeAS; Uighur: 1600-1615 9495; Indonesian dialects: 08001230 15380 (Banjarese, Gorontalo, Makassarese, Buginese, Sudanese, Javanese,
Indonesian); Kazakh: 1545-1600 Fri/Sat 9465, 1615-1630 Tue/Wed 9495; Vietnamese: 13001400, 1400-1430 Mon Tue Thu Fri Sat on 9670; Malaysian: 1430-1530 9670. Freq usage: Tx 1
11650 0855-1400 9465 1400-1900. Tx 2 9495 0955-1630 15380 0800-1100 9670 1300-1530. (Bob
Padula/EDXP via Cumbre Dx)
ROMANIA
Radio Romania International, Z97 English sces:
0530 Af 15340 17790 15250 17720
0530 As 11790 15270
0630 Eur 9550 15365 9665 11810
0645 Pac 11840 15250 17720
0645 Af 11740 15270
1230 Eur 11885 15365 17720
1430 Af 15335 17720
1730 Af
9550 11940
1900 Eur 9690 11940 11810 9550
2100 Eur 7195 9690 7105 9550
2300 NA
9510 11940
0200 & 0400 NA 5990 6155 9510 9570 11940.
(Rec.radio.shortwave via Mick Ogrizek, EDXP, Apr 20)
TAIWAN
Schedule for Voice of Free China in English eff to 26 Oct 1997
(some via WYFR/USA):
0200-0300 5950 7130 9680 15345
0200-0300
0300-0400
0300-0400
0700-0800
1200-1300
2200-2300
11740 11825
11825
5950 7130 9680 15345
5950
7130 9610
15600 17750 (Chow-CAN/Crosby KA2RAF)
TAJIKISTAN
11620 kHz Radio Tajikistan has moved here (ex-9905?) for the Z97 season;
heard in English at 0245 UTC. Usually rather weak, but in the clear.
(Jones, via Cumbre Dx, Apr 22)
UKRAINE
Radio Marabu via Ukraine.
BROADCASTS VIA HIGH POWERED TRANSMITTERS BASED AT THE UKRAINE.
Due to problems providing the Ukrainian broadcaster with progrs the bcs of Radio Marabu
via the Ukraine should start now on Apr the 23rd on a "reduced rate" with progrs on Mon,
Wed and Fri from 1200-1300 UTC. From mid May onwards the progrs will increase step by
step to the earlier announced schedule.
Radio Marabu - P.O. Box 1166 - D 49187 Belm - Germany
Tel: 05406/899484 Fax 05406/899485 E-mail: radiomarabu@t-online.de
Re. bcs from Radio Marabu: According "3sat"-Teletext //SW 11850 kHz, also on MW 1476 kHz
(Lvov, 30 kW). These "Radio Independence" may be Radio Nezalezhnist, listed in WRTH on
1476 and VHF 106.7 MHz. Any ideas where the SW transmitter is situated? I presume LvovKrasne (various SW facilities there, but currently only 1 x 1000 kW unit for Radio
Ukraine in use). (Kai Ludwig, EDXP, Apr 14/21)
USA
Joe Costello, RIP.
I was surprised to read this in rec.radio.shortwave today. As of the evening of Apr 25,
the WRNO home page does not have anything on this.
A call today from a friend in the news media business in Louisiana ... reporting Joseph
Costello died suddenly Tuesday.
Joe was a radio pioneer in Louisiana ... though only
in his mid-50's when he died.
He made WRNO-FM a commercial hit long before most other broadcasters realized there was
money to be made on the FM band.
Few of us HAVEN'T heard WRNO International, the shortwave station he couldn't believe
that other broadcasters hadn't thought of. Most broadcast station owners have a
sales/management background, Joe was an broadcast engineer ... which accounts for his
unique perspective.
Death due to natural causes, Joe was a large man, like many of us "recovering
broadcasters."
(With your prayers and The Almighty's help, we can overcome our need
to broadcast ...)
(cannon@onramp.net [Dan Cutrer] via Thomas R. Sundstrom, Apr 25)
1998 Winter SWL Festival. It's never to early to mark your calendar and plan your
vacation. From the committee, the 1998 Winter SWL Festival will be held March 12-14,
1998, near Philadelphia, PA. Preliminary information at
http://www.trsc.com/swl_fest.htm
and more will be posted as received. (Thomas R. Sundstrom-NJ, Apr 23)
Re the new Macon, GA SW stn, on DXPL Ken MacHarg interviewed Joanne Josey, wife of
Charles. She says Charles is very talented when it comes to radio and electronics. Both
have been hams for 40 years, and the stn will be a retirement pursuit. The tx and
antenna will be constructed mainly from electronic salvage. The building is located in
downtown, close to the police dept., TV stn and other sces, and so they want to watch
the interference situation closely at first -- that is one reason why they will start
out bcing 1900-0700 local time. They hope to carry religious programming that is
produced in other countries and, in essence, bc it back to them. They hope to have a
toll-free international phone system. They are now operating as Oil & Wine Ministries,
PO Box 18174, Macon, GA 31209, tel. 912/745-1485. (DXPL via NU, EDXP, Apr 6)
KVHA Z97 NF is 6855 kHz 0200-0300 UTC 500 kW. (HFCC/Bob Padula, EDXP)
Radio Free Asia, revised sked as at Apr 12:
2100-2200 Ch 9910-KHBN 9420 9455-KHBI
2200-2300 Ko 9365 9420 9455-KHBI 7460
2300-0000 Ch 9650 15515-Delano 9910-KHBN 9420 13800-KHBI
2300-0000 Tb 7410 9365 (11580 from 2330)
2330-0030 Vn 9975 9980-KHBN 13710
0030-0130 Bu 11590 11600 13710 11580
1300-1400 Tb 11575 11590
1400-1500 Vn 9930-KWHR 11575 11590 11600 9455-KHBI
1500-1600 Bu 11530 11590
1500-1600 Ch 9455-KHBI 9805-Delano 9910-KHBN 11565-Dushanbe 11615-Dushanbe
1530-1630 Ko 9980-KHBN 5855
1600-1700 Ch 9805-Delano 11565-Dushanbe 11615-Dushanbe.
(Nagoya DX Circle, EDXP, Apr 22)
VoA Communications World by Kim Elliott, is bc Sats (exc where specified) at the
following UTC times:
EAST ASIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND THE PACIFIC:
1030-1100 5985 11720 15425
1230-1300 6160 9645 9760 11715 15160 15425 + 7768.5usb
1730-1800 6110 6160 7125 7215 9550 9645
-and in Japan via the Usen cable radio system, Sat 1000 & Sun 1400.
SOUTH ASIA: 1730-1800 6110 6160 7215 9645 9700 15205 15255 15395
THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, EUROPE:
(Listeners in EUR might also try the SW freqs directed to AF)
1730-1800 792 9700 9760 15205 15255
2130-2200 1260 1548 6040 9535 9760
--On VOA Berlin, 87.9 MHz FM, and some cable systems Sat at 1930 UTC.
--World Radio Network: Sun 1400-1430 UTC on WRN-1 Astra 1B, 19 degrees east, Tr 22,
11.538 GHz [VH-1], V-Pol, audio subcarrier 7.38 MHz mono, and on cable and local radio
sts in some cities).
AFRICA: 1730-1800 15410 15445 17895
--To SoAfrica via MultiChoice Sat 1530 UTC.
AMERICAS: Try 1030-1100 on 5985, 1230-1300 on 7768.5usb, or AF freqs 1730-1800 UTC.
REALAUDIO AND OTHER AUDIO ACCESS VIA INTERNET:
--The World Radio Network Web Site -- http://www.wrn.org -- has current and past
editions of Communications World. Find "On Demand Audio," then "Sound Store."
--Communications World audio is also available from http://www.voa.gov,
gopher://gopher.voa.gov, and ftp://ftp.voa.gov
(rec.radio.shortwave via Mick Ogrizek; Ian Simpson, EDXP, Apr 13/15)
VIETNAM
new4214.78 kHz Lai Cau 1 1050-1213* UTC, fr 1059-1145 UTC Hanoi ID relay
//v4722.2, and some satellite time delay, behind 5924.5 kHz. Not in //4214.78 & 4959.6
kHz. 1145 UTC local px til 1213* UTC. ID and QRG's at 1155 UTC.
v4675 kHz Lam Dong 1131-1230 UTC, ID, relay px fr Hanoi //5924.5 til 1205 UTC, local px
at 1207 UTC, switching to Hanoi px again.
v4722.5 kHz RTV Gai Lai 1301-1500* UTC in Vietnamese. Tx and audio feeder line problems.
Local px, ID at 1324 UTC, as well as //Hanoi 5924.5 kHz at 1359-1424 UTC. Local progr
1425-1440 & 1450-1500 UTC. At 1500 UTC suddenly signing off.
v4739.8 kHz Tuyan Quang in Vietnamese 1208-1350* UTC, native mx, march mx, 1157 UTC
bamboo flute, no Hanoi relay noted so far. ID's at 1210, 1218, 1220, 1252 UTC.
v4795.4 kHz UNID VTN st, noted on Jan 15th, but now off the air.
v5029.9 kHz Dia Tieng Noi, Hmong sce from 1320 UTC, native mx, but very strong QRM from
Kuching.
5597.7 kHz Lao Cai TV 2 1140-1155* UTC. Vietnamese local progr and native mx. ID at 1145
UTC, flute and drums, political report.
6164.8 kHz Hanoi Hmong sce 2130-2245 UTC, //5029.9 kHz, native mx, not //4959.7 & 5924.5
kHz.
v6531.5 Cao Bang BS at 1215-1358* UTC, political talks, ID at 1330 UTC by female
announcer.
v6702.10 kHz Lao Cai 1 BS 1140-1458* UTC, in Vietnamese, local native mx, Hanoi relay
1153-1303 & 1315-1458 UTC //Hanoi v5924.5, 1305-1315 UTC local progr, many ID's.
new v7153 kHz RTV Bac Thai, fade in approx. 0945 -1430* UTC, most of the time Hanoi
relay //5924.5. Local px at around 1300 UTC til s-off, take care with ID's.
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 306
03 May 1997
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ALASKA
KNLS Anchor Point heard on a new channel in Chinese at 1400-1500 UTC on 9615
kHz 100 kW 285 degr, with IDs and announcements at 1359 UTC. The last half hour is mixed
with Radio Australia on the same spot. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, May 1)
ALBANIA
Radio Tirana, transmission schedule. This schedule, eff 30th Mar-26th Oct
1997, is based on information supplied by Radio Tirana. All HF frequs are subject to
variation by up to 5 kHz. Radio Tirana, Rruga Ismail Qemali, Tirana, Albania.
Tel: +355-42-23239
Fax: +355-42-23650
0000-0500
0145-0200
0230-0300
0300-2200
0530-0600
0700-1000
0900-1400
1400-1700
1630-1700
1700-1730
1700-1730
1730-1800
1730-1745
1745-1800
1815-1845
1845-1900
1900-2200
2100-2130
2300-0000
ALBANIAN
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ALBANIAN
ALBANIAN
ALBANIAN
ALBANIAN
ALBANIAN
SERBIAN
ALBANIAN
ITALIAN
FRENCH
TURKISH
GREEK
GERMAN
ENGLISH
ALBANIAN
ENGLISH
ALBANIAN
7270 6190
7160 6115
7160 6140
6100 (relay of home service 1st progr)
1215
7270 1395
7150 (relay of home service 2nd progr)
7270 5985 1215
7110 6015 1458
1215
7202-v 6015 1458 (observed on 7155 kHz also)
9570 7295 1458
7155 5985 1215
7155 5985 1215
9570 7295 1458
9570 7270 1458
9825 6170 1458
9515 7110 1215
7270 6190 (BBCM via AGDX, Apr 24)
VoA Durres Fllake relay:
1395 0330-0400 VOA SERB DUR
1395 0430-0500 VOA CROA DUR
1458 0530-0600 VOA SERB DUR
500 330 Eur
500 330 Eur
500 338 Eur
ARMENIA
TWR Armenia relay on MW Kamo 864 kHz 1000 kW:
0000 UTC Mo-Fr Kazakh, 0015 Mo-Thur Kyrgyz, 0030 Tue-Fri Korean, 0045-0100 Mon Tue
Tadjik, Fr-Sun Uzbek. Also night bcs are planned. Satellite fed from Bratislava
Slovakia. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, KiR [Church in Radio], May 1)
AUSTRALIA
Radio Australia - more
Today ABC Managing Director Brian Johns was interviewed on ABC radio and said that the
future of Radio Australia would be decided by the ABC. All the government could do was
to reduce funds available to the ABC. However, the ABC might decide to cut expenditure
in areas other than RA and keep the station on air.
Brian John's statement must be seen in the light of recently aired concerns that the ABC
-- which is supposed to be run independently of government influence -- was nevertheless
being manipulated by being squeezed of funds through parliamentary budgeting. (Dick W.
Speekman-AUS, Apr 29)
Just heard ABC news reporting that ABC staff dressed in black were outside ABC Melbourne
studios, forcing Managing Director Brian Johns to walk "the gauntlet" past "an apparent
funeral procession" to get inside the building.
Radio Australia's staff will be reduced from 144 now to 65. Some Asian languages like
Cambodian will go, while others will be reduced. However, some SW services at least seem
set to be continued.
Tonight at 10:30 hrs EST the announcement that the ABC Board has decided to cut by half
RA's budget. Just over 70 staff are to go. It is not yet clear just how this will affect
SW broadcasts. I will try to keep you up to date as this develops.
(Dick W. Speekman-AUS, Apr 30)
CIS
VoA relays
648 1700-1800
648 1300-1400
7150 2200-2300
11990 1300-1500
12025 1400-1500
12065 2130-2200
via CIS facilities:
VOA FARS DUS/TJK 1000
VOA KORE USS/RUS 1000
VOA CHIN IRK/RUS 1000
VOA CHIN NOV/RUS 100
VOA TIBE KAM/ARM 500
VOA KORE PET/RUS 250
230
230
152
111
100
244
ME
Kor
Chn
Chn
Tib
Kor (IBB schedule)
CUBA
From May 6th, RHC in English to EUR at 2100-2200 UTC will change to 13715am and
13725usb kHz, which used last year. (GH WoR, May 1)
DENMARK
Radio Denmark will change the following as of May 1st:
0030 UTC 9985 changes to 9965 kHz (SoEaAS, WeAUS)
0830 and 0930 UTC 15170 changes to 15625 kHz (SoEaAS, AUS)
2130 UTC 7205 changes to 7540 kHz (AUS)
2230 UTC 9405 changes to 9965 kHz (SoAM)
2330 UTC 9405 changes to 9980 kHz (SoAM)
2330 UTC 9480 changes to 9530 kHz (EaNoAM, Caribbean)
The letterbox progr "Tune
Sat, with the last repeat
Please check our web site
In" is now bc on the last Sat & Sun of the month fr 1638 UTC
on Sun at 1538 UTC.
for more details:
(Erik Koie-DEN, Apr 27)
EGYPT
Radio Cairo, Z97 schedule: Arabic to AUS 2000-2200 on 11990; English
1215-1315 to South Asia 17595, 1630-1830 to C&S Africa on 15255, 20302200 on 15375 to West Africa, 2115-2245 to Europe on 9900, 2300-0030 to
EaNoAM on 9900 kHz. (Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP May 2)
GERMANY
21550 kHz Deutsche Welle, via German Telekom Nauen 1200-1300 (and other times
too, but only on April 25): this was a special test transmission, celebrating the
official inauguration on April 25 of their four brand new 500 kW txers at Nauen (close
to Berlin), which are a cooperation between Thomcast & Telefunken, Telekom & DW. Really
impressive to see these giants working!
This transmission was especially interesting, because it was their first official
digital SW transmission: analog & digital transmission on the same channel at the same
time without interfering to each other. You can either use your old analog set or a
future digital one (if available) to listen to the program.
I also talked to the station chief on this occasion and asked about the old Radio Berlin
International facilities, which are still on a compound nearby. There are several 100 kW
and two 500 kW (USSR made) txs as well as a couple of courtain antennas nobody
needs/wants any longer.
He said, I could take them all with me if I wish. I just would have to arrange
transportation... So, if anybody out there is interested in a free 500 kW tx, I can pass
on their telephone number ;-)
Btw: The Technical
broadcasting to be
other technologies
[sure, North Korea
Director of DW said, they expect traditional international SW
around for at least another 15 years. But they are also interested in
like the WorldSpace project. (Kuhl, via DXW, Apr 26)
is interested certainly! ed]
DW schedule changes:
ENGLISH 0100-0150
6040
ENGLISH 0100-0150
6085
ENGLISH 0100-0150
6145
ENGLISH 0100-0150
9640
ENGLISH 0100-0150 11810
ANTIGUA
SACKVILLE
WERTACHTAL
WERTACHTAL
SINES
250
250
500
500
250
340
277
300
300
290
NAM
NAM
NAM
N/CAM
N/CAM
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
0300-0350
0300-0350
0300-0350
0300-0350
0300-0350
6085
6185
9535
9615
9640
SACKVILLE
SACKVILLE
SINES
WERTACHTAL
ANTIGUA
250
250
250
500
250
277
253
295
315
340
NAM
NAM
N/CAM
NAM
NAM
RUSSIAN
0000-0100
12065
VLADIVOST.
200
320
URS(x12085)
PERSIAN
BOSNIAN
CROATIAN
MACEDON.
SERBIAN
CHINESE
SWAHILI
ENGLISH
FRENCH.
0900-0950
1200-1230
1230-1300
1300-1330
1330-1430
1330-1355
1500-1600
1600-1650
1700-1757
12045
15545
15545
15545
15545
11925
7130
7130
7130
SAMARA
SINES
SINES
SINES
SINES
TRINCOMALE
KIGALI
KIGALI
KIGALI
200
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
188
ME (x12025)
075
EUR(x15470)
075
EUR(x15470)
075
EUR(x15470)
075
EUR(x15470)
025 FE(x11835/11865)
210
AF (x7185)
210
AF (x7185)
210
AF (x7185)
Delete
SERBIAN
SERBIAN
0630-0645
0630-0645
6050
7190
WERTACHTAL
WERTACHTAL
500
500
120
120
Additional Slovak 1000-1030 7185W 9770W 15545S
EUR
EUR
(DW schedule)
SWR - SouthWestRadio[SuedwestRundfunk] - New public radio in South West Germany. Planned
merger between Suddeutscher Rundfunk Stuttgart (state of Baden-Wurttemberg) and
Sudwestfunk Baden-Baden (for state of Rhineland-Palatinata) will be founded envisaged on
Jan 1st, 1998. Common radio programme will start from October 1998. Once the second
largest public broadcaster on radio and tv in Germany will be build. But some journalist
and political organizations protest against the new bcing law, which suffers lack of
independence and organization liberty from government. Long problem list must be
reduced, before the new bcing law will pass the parliaments in B-W as well as in R-P.
Board of management will be situated in Stuttgart, main radio & TV production center &
technical dept. management as well as product contribution to ARD1, 3sat, Phoenix and
children channel pool, at Baden-Baden. Regional radio and TV centers in Stuttgart and
Mainz. Main radio progr streams will be reduced from eight to six programs: common
classical (progr #2), common pop wave (#3), information channel and middle of the road
music (#1) progr, both in B-W (Stuttgart) and R-P (Mainz) each, folk music channels (#4)
both on same locations for B-W and R-P each. Two separate regional TV progrs originating
from Stuttgart and Mainz, both serving common 'Suedwest 3' too.
Hope the technical dept. can preserve both SW channels in future: Muehlacker 6030 kHz
and Rohrdorf 7265 kHz, 20 kW of power each. (SDR Magazin)
Ireland vv Romania soccer match on last Wed had RTE live coverage relayed by Deutsche
Telekom Juelich tx site, best here 13640 peaking up to 45444, and 15150 kHz, with more
or less poor outlets 9470, 11700, 11820 kHz. (WB, Apr 30)
THORSTEN KOCH, Oldenburg, Germany: The Internet Guide To International Broadcasters has
changed the server and can now be accessed via the Nordic Shortwave Center:
http://swl.sds.se/iguide.
(via EDXP, Apr 24)
GREECE
Voice of Greece web page
http://alpha.servicenet.ariadne-t.gr/Docs/Era5_1.html
GUIANA Fr.
CRI Beijing in English via GUF relay back on 9730 kHz 0400-0500 UTC. (GH
WoR, Apr 24-29)
IRAN 7093 V.O.Southern Azerbaijan still on this channel. Heard 1600 UTC with Azeri nx
by male, later YL talk. At 1629 UTC final announcements, male giving frequency and
telephone No., female with last ID. No anthem at sign off 1631 UTC. (Finn Krone-DEN,
DXW, Apr 27)
ISRAEL
KOL Israel in Russian noted on 7465 kHz at 1230-1300 UTC, additional and not
scheduled, but should relay immigrant absorption network, like Russian/Hebrew lessons.
(WB May 1)
JORDAN
Radio Jordan runs their letterbox progr, also featuring very old reports
(1995...), "Friends Abroad" on 11690 kHz: Thurs at 1130 UTC, and Sats at 1430 UTC. (Erik
Koie-DEN, Apr 27)
J97 assignments notified to the IFRB from Jordan Radio and TV Corp, Amman, are:
6035 1400-0130
6105 1500-0215
7155 1500-1830
7180 2000-0200
9560 1100-1300, 1400-1630
9610 1500-2100
9630 0300-0600
9785 1100-1300, 2100-2300
9830 1000-1500, 1700-2200
11690 1400-1730, 1230-1430, 1800-2200, 1100-1300
11705 1800-2200
11740 1800-2200
11780 1200-1600
11805 1200-1600, 2100-0200
11810 0300-1500
11820 1000-1230
11835 0500-0900
11860 0700-1000
11935 2100-0200
11945 1500-1800
11960 0300-0530
13630 1200-1500
13645 1100-1300
13655 1000-2300
15170 1100-1300
15215 1100-1500
15270 1400-1700
15340 2100-2300
15355 0300-0900
15355 1000-1300
15435 2000-0200, 0300-0900 17855 2000-0200
All with 500 kW from Al Karanah. (Bob Padula-AUS, May 1)
KAZAKHSTAN
Radio Kazakhstan was noted on Apr 24 in German at [weekdays] 1020-1040 UTC
on 9620 and 11720 kHz. (Erik Koie-DEN, Apr 27)
[Suns approx. 1000-1020 UTC]
MALTA/GERMANY
VoMediterranean tests via Juelich at 1800-1900 UTC on 5890 (Europe) and
9765 (to Mediterranean) (!QRM Moscow). Duration approx. 14 days.
(Kaule VoM, via wwh-AGDX, Apr 29)
>From end of April til May 11, Voice of Mediterranean testing new tx site, 1800-1900
UTC, on 5890, and 9765 kHz. (KWRS/Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Apr 9)
Comment by Nikolay Pashkevich VoM 5890/9765 kHz:
"Good signal on both frequs here, BUT they are not in // ! Only announcements are the
same, but mx in between is different. 5890 kHz is a few minutes ahead with ID's. Perhaps
different tx sites... (?)
PS. 9765 is loud and clear here in Moscow, SIO 444; only at 1850 UTC I noted VoR ID in
EE on the background." (May 2)
MOLDOVA
Radio Moldova International, Str. Miorita 1, 277028 Chisinau,
Republica Moldova. Fax +373 2 723307
UPDATE: (c.f. BC-DX #305) At 2330-2355 UTC noted an unlisted additional bc on MW in
English on MW 1593 kHz. Night progr of the dom sce 2200-0400 UTC on MW 1593 kHz
(Kischinjow 5 kW) and FM 71,24 (Causeni) + 72,02 (Straseni) MHz, 2330-2355 & 0230-0255
English, 0030-0055 Spanish. (Kai Ludwig-D, Apr 27)
NETHERLANDS
Radio DELTA 171 [kHz].
Last night, Fri 25th April, the Dutch current affairs programme "Nova" gave a report on
the Radio Delta 171 project, a station that wants to broadcast on LW 171 kHz.
It seems that there is a massive protest by the people of Kootwijk, the place where the
LW tx is to be located. The people are especially afraid of health problems that would
be caused by the strong radiowaves, although there has been a radio tx in the town since
1920.
Delta 171, a station that wants to make programmes for 15-35 year olds, has chosen
Kootwijk because there is space there to erect the antennas and because the
international radio regulations tell them that the 171 kHz has to originate from
Holland. It wants to erect 4 antennas with a height of 320 meters, comparable with those
at the Lopik site. It also will take safety measures to prevent the people from the
radiowaves. Then Nova gave the example of the apple producer who lives next to the huge
antenna park of Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. He complained about headaches, loss of
concentration and fatigue. It was not certain whether the apples had anything to
complain about. The farmer also showed his fax machine working as a radio. We could hear
Radio Nederland's programmes in it! The Dutch radio communication service is yet
uncertain about the possible risks to the population of a radio station. In a few months
the final decision will be taken about giving a license to Radio Delta 171.
(Boel via DXW, Apr 27)
PAKISTAN
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Frequency Schedule
J-97 External Sce til Sept 6th. They are starting new services in Chinese and Russian,
but to Myanmar dropped.
0030-0130 6070I 7255K Hindi
0100-0130 9545I 11975I Mitali/Bangla
0100-0215 15485I 17705I Urdu to SoEaAS
0230-0245 7255I 15120K 15485I 17705I English slow speed nx
0315-0415 15555I
Gujarati to Ea&SoAF
0330-0530 9785I 11820I Irani
0430-0630 11725I 15175I (x17555I also, but not specified yet)
Urdu to ME/NE
0645-0745 15555I
Swahili
[0700-0800 15565K 17540I Myanmar/Burmese has been deleted now.]
0800-1103 15465I 17865I-but not specified yet. Urdu to WeEUR,
English slow speed nx 1105-1120
0900-1000 15570K 17540I Bahasa Indonesia
1030-1130 13665K 15516I Tamil
1200-1245 9690I 11820I Chinese NEW sce
1200-1300 9550I 11925K Hindi
1300-1400 11935I 15625I Mitali/Bangla
1330-1530 9485I 11565I 15595K Urdu to ME/NE
1430-1500 5055I 6040I Turki to AFG
1500-1530 5055I 6040I Russian NEW sce
1600-1630 9485I 11565I 15595K to ME/NE, 11935I 15570I to EaAF
English slow speed nx
1700-1800 7295K 9515K Turkish
1700-1900 9400I 11720I Arabic
1700-1900 9335I 11570I Urdu to EUR
1800-1900 6190I
Urdu to ME workers (Islamabad progr)
1930-2030 9400I 11570I French to No&WeAF and to EUR.
K = indicates via Karachi 50 kW, others Islamabad 100/250 kW.
Home sce from Islamabad 100 kW, except API-7 10 kW.
API-1 1300-1600 Urdu/Pushto 6060 kHz.
API-2 0330 Balti, 0445-0545 Sheena 6060 kHz.
1410 Balti, 1420-1430 Sheena 7125 kHz.
API-3 0612-0616 Pushto 9645 kHz.
API-4 0600-1115 Rawalpindi progr, Urdu, Punjabi,
E nx 0800-0804 & 1100-1104 UTC, 7110 kHz.
API-7 0100-0105 & 0200-0215 Urdu nx 6070 kHz.
0230-0245 Link for slow speed E nx,
0300-0310 E nx, Sindhi nx,
0400 Urdu nx, 0500 E nx, 0600 Urdu nx, 0608-0612 Sindhi nx,
all on 7270 kHz.
0900-1000 link for Indonesian sce.
1230-1300 Kashmiri, 1300 Urdu nx, 1311 Sindhi nx.
1400-1410 E nx, 1500-1530 Urdu nx & commty, all on 9645 kHz.
1600-1630 E nx & comm, link for slow speed nx to Gulf/ME,
1700-1800 link for Turkish sce, both on 7230 kHz.
API-8 Rawalpindi III, 0045-0435, 1230-1330, 1345-1815 4790 kHz.
0800(0930Fri)-1215 7265 kHz.
Quetta 10 kW
0045-0404(Fri-0345), 1230-1805 5025 kHz.
0600-1215 (exc.Fri), Fri 0400-0820 & 1000-1215
both on 7170 kHz.
Peshawar 10 kW 1100-1400 6250 kHz.
(R Pakistan via Noel Green-UK, Apr 30)
PHILIPPINES
RVA Manila changes effective 4th May.
RUSSIAN
9665 1430-1525 (x9670) TO ZONE 31-32
SINHALA
11820 0000-0025 (x9670) ANT 14/270
TAMIL
11820 0030-0055 (x9670) ANT 14/270
PILIPINO
9540 1500-1555 (x11715) ANT 14/300 ME
(Alok Dasgupta-IND, May 1)
FEBC Manila Z97: English 0100-0300 15450 50 kW India/SeAS, 0930-1100 11635 50 kW
China/PNG, 1300-1600 11995 100 kW India/SeAS. Initial morning sces are now:
2230-2330 Indonesian 9780, 2230-2315 Khmer 9495, 2230-2300 Lao 9875,
2200-0000 Chinese 9405 kHz.
(Bob Padula-AUS EDXP /Renalto Valentin (FEBC), May 1)
POLAND/UK
Unidentified Polish language sce observed Suns on 11665 kHz, noted with
religious program theme. (WB, Apr 13)
Of course is BBC Cyprus Polish fluttery signal on 11665 kHz at 0600-0615(-0630 Suns
only) UTC. BBC Polish www page shows Skelton 9915 & Cyprus 11955(!) but engineering
transmission table show 11665 kHz at Limassol Zyyi-CYP 250 kW 337 degr. (Apr 27)
RUSSIA
VOICE OF TIBET:
1222-1227 Tibetan on 11570 kHz. VOT did go off FEBA but appeared on 7400 kHz from 12221227 UTC having run extensive announcements on the frequs used by FEBA/VOT operation,
presumably from another country. Well 7400 kHz changed to 11570 kHz on the 28th of March
to take seasonal changes into account. Its also interesting to note that VOT is sticking
very close to Radio Free Asia's Tibetan bcs. When VOT was on 7400, RFA was on 7355 and
now RFA is on 11575 just 5kHz up! VOT closes at 1257 and RFA starts at 1300! (G.Victor
Goonetilleke 4S7VK UADX, May 1)
The Clandestine operation which I reported last time using 11570 kHz from about 12201255 UTC now appears to be in Tibetan (not Burmese as I first thought!). It's via a
Russian txer and starts with tones, then a most unusual opening with a man reciting to a
musical signal. Actual progr starts approx. 1225 UTC - varies slightly, as does close
down. (Noel Green-UK, Apr 30)
Radio Mayak FE outlet:
Komsomolsk-Amur 1800-2200 7240, 2230-1200 9670, 1230-1400 7240.
Arkhangelsk usb+carrier 0200-0600 5950, 0630-1400 9610, 1430-2200 5920.
Volgograd txer is off. (Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, Apr 15)
Religious progrs via VoRussia German sce, but not via Germany relays Wachenbrunn 1323
kHz and Berlin Uhlenhorst 693 kHz:
0943 UTC 11745 12010 15455
1543 UTC 1215 1386 7280 9720 11980 12010
1643 UTC 1215 1386 9540 9720 11980
Freundesdienst Evangelistic Association , CH-5023 Biberstein, Switzerland.
1215 1386 7280 7310 9540 9720 11980 12010
Wednesday 1743 UTC: Lutherische Stunde Evangelistic Association, Clueversborstel 14, D27367 Sottrum, Germany.
Saturday 1700 UTC Universal Life, Wuerzburg.
Thur-Tue 1843 1215 1386 7310 9540 9720 11980
Werner Heukelbach Evangelistic Association, D-51702 Bergneustadt, Germany.
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, KiR [Church in Radio], May 1)
SLOVAKIA
UTC
0100-0130
0130-0200
0200-0230
0800-0830
0830-0900
0900-0930
1300-1330
1330-1400
1500-1600
1600-1630
1630-1700
1700-1730
1730-1800
1800-1830
1830-1900
1900-1930
Radio Slovakia International. Z97 (fr Mar 30-Oct 26)
Target
Language
KHz
NAmerica English 5930, 7300
SAmerica
9440
NAmerica Slovak 5930, 7300
SAmerica
9440
NAmerica French 5930, 7300
SAmerica
9440
WEurope
German 6055, 7300
Australia English 11990, 15460, 17570
Australia Slovak 11990, 15460, 17570
EEurope &
Asia
Russian 9440, 11990, 13715
WEurope
German 5915, 6055, 7345
WEurope
Slovak 6055, 7345
SEurope
5915
WEurope
French 5915, 6055, 7345
WEurope
English 5915, 6055, 7345
WEurope
Slovak 6055, 7345
SEurope
5915
EEurope &
Asia
Russian 5915, 7345, 9485
WEurope
German 5915, 6055, 7345
WEurope
English 5915, 6055, 7345
WEurope
Slovak 5915, 6055, 7345
1930-2000
WEurope
French
5915, 6055, 7345
Radio Slovakia International, Mytna 1, 812 90 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
FAX: English Service 042-7-496282
German Service 042-7-498247
French Service 042-7-498267
Russian Service - no Fax - (but voice Phone 042-7-498276)
(R. Slovakia Int. via JKB, Apr 28)
SOMALIA
Plans to "unite" radio stations. Excerpt from report by Somali pro-Uthman Ali
Ato radio; as heard throughout. Mr Barreh Mahmud Yarow, alias Barreh Madah, the USC-SNA
[United Somali Congress-Somali National Alliance] secretary for settlements and farming,
has sent a message of congratulations to the NSC [National Salvation Council] first
session for resolutions, which ended on 10th April at the Hotel Lafweyn in Mogadishu. He
expressed in his message the support [backing] for the resolutions passed by the NSC,
which are in the interests of Somali people. The secretary noted that the decision to
unite the radio stations in the country was historic and he welcomed the name for the
radio of unity, that is, the Voice of Somali Pacification for the NSC ...
(R Mogadishu, Voice of Somali Pacification, 21 Apr via BBCM, via AGDX)
SPAIN
The new printed sched J97 by Secretaria Technica y de Programmas of Radio
Exterior de Espana - REE is valid fr May til Sept 97.
Addr: Radio Exterior de Espana, Apdo. de Correos 156.202, 28.080 - Madrid, Spain.
Fax +34-1-3461815.
For txions of REE via Cariari (#), Costa Rica: Fax +506-2252938.
web page: http://www.rtve.es
e-mail:
radioexterior.espana@rtve.es
EUR
1730-1800Mon
1800-1900M-F
2000-2100M-F
2200-2300S+S
1700-2000Sun
1700-2200Sat
0500-0700
1700-2300
6125
6125
6125
6125
6140
6140
7275
7275
50
50
38
38
0
0
50
50
G
F
E
E
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
1200-1600M-Sa9620
0900-1700Sun 9620
1700-1730M-F 9620
0500-0800
11920
0700-1700
12035
0
0
50
50
60
Sp
Sp
R
Sp
Sp
Orient (ME)
1900-2000
6045
2000-2200
6045
2200-2300
6045
1825-1855Mon 6130
0500-0700
11890
1400-1700
15110
1700-1900
15110
0900-1400
17890
98
98
98
98
98
110
110
110
F
Ar
Sp
Sefardi
Sp
Sp
Ar
Sp
NoAF
1900-2000
2000-2200
2200-2300
2300-0500
2300-0200
7270
7270
7270
9620
11945
170
170
170
230
230
F
Ar
Sp
Sp
Sp
EqAF
0900-1900
17755
161
Sp
Guinea Equat
1600-1700
17755
1600-1700M-Sa15210
161
161
Sp
Sp
AF
1900-2000
7270
2000-2100M-F11775
2200-2300S+S11775
170
170
170
F
E
E
SoAM
0100-0400T-Su5970
2300-0500
6125
2300-0500
9620
0115-0145
11775
1100-1400M-F11815
1400-1800S+S11880
2200-0000
11880
0000-0100S+M11880
2300-0200
11945
0900-1900
17715
1200-1800
17805
1200-2000Sun17805
1200-2100Sat17805
1800-2200
17870
nd.
242
230
248
nd.
290
290
290
230
230
248
248
248
230
Sp #
Sp
Sp
Sefardi (Martes =UTC Wed)
Sp #
Sp #
Sp #
Sp #
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp #
CeAM
0100-0400Tu-Su3210
1100-1400M-F 5970
2300-0500
9540
1400-0000S+S 9745
1800-0000M-F 9745
0000-0100Su+Mo9745
0115-0145
11775
1200-1800
17805
1200-2000Sun 17805
1200-2100Sat 17805
nd.
nd.
272
290
290
290
248
248
248
248
Sp #
Sp #
Sp
Sp #
Sp #
Sp #
Sp
Sp
Sp
NoAM
0100-0400Tu-Fr5990
2300-2400
6055
0000-0200
6055
0200-0500
6055
0500-0556
6055
2300-0500
9540
0415-0445
9690
1100-1400M-F 9630
nd.
290
290
290
290
272
290
290
Sp #
F
E
Sp
E
Sp
Sp #
1300-0000S+S
1800-0000M-F
0000-0100S+M
1900-2300
nd.
nd.
nd.
290
Sp #
Sp #
Sp #
Sp
11815
11815
11815
15110
PAC
0500-0700
9650, 9760
1000-1200
9620
1200-1400
11910
(REE printed schedule)
260
102
138
Sp to AUS
Sp to JAP (via Beijing - CHN)
Sp to PHL (via Xian
- CHN)
THAILAND/UK
BBC World sce is moving its 6085 to 6140 kHz at 1400-1500 UTC via Thailand
relay.
Also BBC WS in English is now airing 'WAVEGUIDE' on a monthly basis normally in the 4th
week. For the month of MAY this bc will be aired under 'SCIENCE UPDATE' on Sunday 25th
of May. To Africa Sun at 1501 UTC & Mon at 0730 UTC. To East Asia Sun 1501 UTC. To South
Asia Thur at 1515 UTC. To Asia on Wed 0345 & 2345 UTC. To America on Mon 0930 UTC, to
America & Europe on Tue 1730, Wed 1230 UTC. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, May 1)
USA
World of Radio via WWCR Sats 1130 UTC replaced 7435 by 5070 kHz.
(GH Wor, Apr 24-29, May 1)
RFA schedule changes:
Vietnamese 1400-1500 UTC 11540 (x11600), and two spurs 35 kHz away
Burmese
Korean
on 11505 & 11575 kHz.
1500-1600 UTC 11530 (x11600), and two spurs 35 kHz away
on 11495 & 11565 kHz.
2200-2300 UTC still on 7460 kHz. (WB May 1)
RFA comments: The best signals are however, from the station KHBI in Saipan. Since
Monitor Radio which owns and operates these txs have put them up for sale, one wonders
as to what the position is going to be. It may even be a case of, strike while the iron
is hot policy by Monitor Radio hoping that RFA will buy off the txs, or some company
would and hire the station to RFA and sundry, like Africa No 1.
The Vietnamese txions are heavily jammed and in fact from Day 1 they got jammed.
Obviously Hanoi got the frequs from the test txion, prior to the regular txsions. Since
the Vietnamese sce started, frequs have been changed by RFA to avoid interference and
take note of seasonal propagation changes. The Hanoi authorities, have followed them
with the jamming. The jamming consists of operating one or more txs on RFA frequs. Some
are open carriers but at least one or 2 Hanoi Home Sce txions (HS1 on 10059 and 5925
kHz) are used in an attempt to override RFA's Vietnamese. Sometimes, the VTN tx has been
off by more than 5 kHz, but soon corrected! The jamming commences a few mins before
Vietnamese begins and stays on a few mins after the end of the Vietnamese sce, resulting
in inadvertent interference to the preceeding and following txions. (G.Victor
Goonetilleke 4S7VK UADX, May 1)
UZBEKISTAN
Radio Tashkent to SoAsia morning sce 0100 English, 0130 Dari, 0200-0230
Pushtu, observed here in EUR on new strong 7195 kHz, //medium leveled 7190 and 9375 kHz,
and poor 9530 kHz in parallel. (WB May 2)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 307
08 May 1997
________________________________________________________________________
AUSTRALIA
RA & BBC WS. Just in case you haven't found them yourself yet, you may just
care to take a look at the following web sites:
http://www.longitude0.co.uk/save-ws/welcome.htm
The first one gives you a day to day description of events as they unfold at RA. The
second one, by the friends of the BBC WS, refers to the BBC WS and the problems they are
experiencing. Of course, their change of govt may change the picture. Both sites well
worth a look! (Dick W. Speekman-AUS, May 4)
CHILE
v5824.9 kHz R. Triunfal Evangelica at 2233-2304 UTC, lot of gospel mx, then
praises by the Bishop and Director of the st, Fernando Gonzalez Segura, non stop gospel
mx. On May 3, heard the s/on at 2200 as "Esta es Radio Triunfal Evangelica ....", on
v5824.94 kHz. (Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, May 2-3)
CZECH REPUBLIC
Radio Prague Program-Summer 1997
April 1997-September 1997
Radio
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thur
Prague Broadcasts in English
News, Current Affairs, Magazine '96
News, Current Affairs, Talking Point, Media Czech
News, Current Affairs, The Arts, From the Archives
News, Current Affairs, Economic Report,
I'd Like You to Meet...
Fri
News, Current Affairs,
Between You and Us (alternative programming replaces
"Between You And Us" on Prague Area FM
Sat
News,
Musical Feature (Classical and Ethnic Music alternates
with Contemporary and Traditional Jazz)
Sun
News, Week in Politics, From the Weeklies,
Media Czech
Radio Prague welcomes all program comments, questions and criticism. It carries out a
continuous reception survey and confirms all reception reports by QSL verification
cards. Our address: RADIO PRAGUE, Vinohradska 12, 120 99 Prague,
CZECH REPUBLIC Phone (English Section): (+4202) 2421 8349
Fax: (+4202) 2421 8239, (+4202) 2422 2236
E-mail:cr@radio.cz
German sce
"Radio Hobby Sendung" Mon 1210 & 1510 UTC,
Tue 0640 & 1010 UTC.
Spanish sce "Club DX" last Monday in month,
repeat Friday after last Monday.
(www page http://www.radio.cz )
ECUADOR
5865 kHz Radio HCJB at Sat 0800-0900
days to listen to this program and it will get
I wonder why they have chosen such a late time
Kuhl-D, via DXW May 3)
[Should be on 11/12 or 9 MHz, and at least one
UTC DX Party Line; quite difficult these
even worse when European summer arrives;
slot for beaming this to Europe. (Harald
hour earlier. ed]
EGYPT
Please delete the entry in bc-dx #306, and replace with the following: Radio
Cairo, Z97 schedule: Arabic to AUS 2000-2200 on 11990; English 1215-1315 to South Asia
17595, 1630-1830 to C&S Africa on 15255, 2030-2200 on 15375 to West Africa, 2115-2245 to
Europe on 9900, 2300-0030 to EaNoAM on 9900 kHz.
(Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP May 2)
FRANCE
RFI Paris in English, Z97 schedule:
1200-1300 9805Ce&EaEUR 15155Ce&EaEUR 15195NoEaEUR 15540We&CeAF
11600X-SoEaAS 13625WeSoAM 17575WeSoAM.
1400-1500 17560ME 7110X(fr Sept7)/11910X(til Sept 6)India
15405SoEaAS/India.
1600-1700 11615NoAF/ME 11700We&CeAF 12015Ce&EaAF 15210 15460 15530CeAF.
1600-1730! 15210Ce&EaAF 15460EaAF. X=Xian-CHN relay.
(RVI Radio World, May 4)
RFI French 1700-1800 UTC still on MW Strassbourg 1278 Khz. 0400-0500 UTC via MW Cyprus
1233 kHz. Moyabi 0400-0600 4890 kHz. Issoudun 3965 kHz 0400-0500 & 2100-2200 UTC.
SoEaAsia relay of RFI Paris: Kunming Yunnan-CHN 1296 kHz to NoVTN and NoLAO 1500-1600
Vietnamese, 1600-1700 French. 684 kHz [? via Sor Tor Ror "Voice of the Navy Bangkok-THA
20 kW ?] to SoVTN 1300-1400 UTC French.
GERMANY
Additional DLF frequencies in Bielefeld and Nuremberg:
From mid of March 1997 DLF Cologne via Bielefeld 95.5 MHz. DLRadio Berlin Bielefeld
106.2 MHz and Nuremberg 105.6 MHz. (DLF/DLR printed programm magazine)
Correction to latest report about Suedwest-Rundfunk. (c.f. BC-DX #306)
Currently Sueddeutscher Rundfunk is bcing to Nordbaden/Nord-Wuerttemberg, while
Suedwestfunk serves Suedbaden/Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern and Rheinland-Pfalz. The two
"landscapes", excluding Rheinland-Pfalz, were original independent Bundeslaender,
founded in 1945. Nordbaden/Nord-Wuerttemberg was occupied by the Americans, while
Suedbaden/Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern as well as Rheinland-Pfalz were part of the French
[occupied] zone.
When in 1952 the new Bundesland Baden-Wuerttemberg was founded, unifying the northern
and southern parts of Baden and Wuerttemberg, SWF and SDR were already working in their
still existing "borders".
If you have the possibility of looking at a map of Germany, you will find the target
areas quite strangely formed. Knowing that radio-waves don't stop at borders, the step
of founding a single sce for the South-West of Germany is only natural. It should
already have taken place 45 years ago, but as often when politics is involved, it takes
some time. (Christian Elsholz-D, May 6)
11820 kHz 1700 kHz RTE Ireland via Julich with live commentary on Ireland vs Romania
match. Lot of interference intermittant from other bcs on this frequ. Signal was strong
but not a good choice of frequency for Southern Africa. However hats off to RTE for
showing some innovative thinking. Radio Sweden please take note.
(Norrie, via DXW, Apr 30)
Nauen 500-kW SW transmitters inaugurated.
Cologne, 25th April: One of the most modern SW stns started operating in Nauen (west of
Berlin) today. Thus, the transmitting power of Deutsche Welle (DW) in Germany has more
than doubled. With investments totalling some DM 70m, the station was expanded by four
new 500kW SW txs.
The Deutsche Telekom plant enables DW to bc its radio progrs via SW to crisis regions in
SoEaEurope clearly with better quality. At the same time, Nauen offers the preconditions
for entering the field of digital SW technology.
Altogether DW will air some 36 hours of radio progrs on a daily basis via Nauen: 24 h in
German, 5 h in English, 90 mins each in Arabic and Bulgarian, 60 mins in French for AF
and Spanish for So&CeAmerica, as well as Romanian, 30 mins each in Brazilian, Indonesian
and Hungarian.
"With the help of an ultra-modern antenna array, the maximum field strength can be
concentrated exactly on the target area. This is particularly important for DW's progrs
for crisis regions," Dr. Hans-Dieter Godtmann, the technical director of DW, said.
"Particularly in crisis regions, developing countries, and states without freedom of
information, SW radio offers the only opportunity to receive uncensored information,"
stated Dr Hildegard Stausberg, DW's editor in chief for foreign languages in Nauen.
Godtmann stressed that the txing stn in Nauen shows that DW will continue to use SW in
the future, too. "Nauen offers the prerequisites for the planned digitization of SW. Our
foreign language progrs profit from that. This is a quantum leap for DW." The advantages
of digital SW are already being tested in various bcs in Nauen. The contract that DW
concluded with Deutsche Telekom on the use of the plant extends until the year 2016.
(Deutsche Welle press release, 25 Apr via BBCM via AGDX)
GERMANY/MALTA
I'm listening VoM at the moment, undoubtly 5890 and 9765 kHz feeds from
different tape recorders. ID in Italian at 1810 UTC on 5890, and at 1813 UTC on 9765
kHz. Something odd is going on, perhaps they use two different tape recorders at the
moment, but the time difference is three minutes, not three seconds, hi. It was the same
yesterday. (Nikolay Paskevich-RUS, May 4)
AL QUAGLIERI - Can anyone clear this up: Per tip from Mahendra Vaghjee in Mauritius,
tuned into VO Mediterranean test 1800-1900 UTC on 9765 kHz today (//5890 kHz inaudible).
Went on IRC #swl and listened with Jay Novello. VOM was there, mixing with VOR in
English to EUR. VOM off at 1900 UTC, but someone remained on in English and it wasn't
VOR. After a frustrating hour of listening to very poor signal in English, stn went into
Arabic @1957 UTC ... then Jay found //12060 kHz, making this likely VOM. Jay asks, "so
does this mean 9765 kHz switched from VO Russia to VO Mediterranean, right when
Juelich's test went off?" Inquiring minds want to know.
[Malta is still on standard time, not on summer DST! ed]
IRAN
7215 kHz VOIRI at 0027* UTC, ending bc in Chinese; IS and into MEastern language
at 0030 UTC, but cut off at 0034 UTC. (Bob Hill-USA, DXW Apr 29)
NIGERIA
v6025.08 kHz, Enugu, "Saturday Night . . ." prgm with rock and African mx,
brief anmts by gal, somewhat muffled voice audio, 2240 UTC May 3. TC and ID for Natl Sce
at 2300 UTC, almost wiped out by Cuba s/on on 6030 kHz.
(Berg-USA, DXW, May 4)
PAKISTAN
(c.f. BC-DX #306) Another VERY interesting item for me is R.Pakistan new sce
in Russian. But I'm afraid, there is a type error in the R.Pakistan sched. Russian
txions listed at 1500-1530 UTC on 5055 and 6040 kHz. At the same time (1430-1530)
programme for AFG in Turki (?) is listed on the same freqs.
[should read 1430-1500 UTC, ed]
I checked 5055 kHz today at 1500-1530 UTC and there was no bcs in Russian.
So, ANY additional info will be appreciated. (Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, May 4)
"I presume their Russian service is primarily for the nearby Asian Republics -can't see it reaching much further than that! Chinese will have a 'noisy' reception
on 9690 due jammers there for Taiwan". (Noel Green-UK, Apr 30)
PERU
v6203.72 kHz R. Cuzco at 2150-2157 UTC, melodic mx by Jose Luis Rodriguez, at
2157 UTC ID as "Desde el Cuzco al mundo, esta es Radio Cuzco...".
v6479.82 kHz R. Los Andes at 0212-0220 UTC, May 4, folk OA mx, at 0218 UTC "Son las 9 de
la noche con 18 minutos". (Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, May 2-3)
PHILIPPINES/ALBANIA/USA
Radio Veritas Asia Manila has changed 9670 to 9665 kHz, for bcs in Russian 1430-1525
UTC, so, I wonder if RVA Frequency Manager has ever checked this channel. I assume he
hasn't, TWR in Russian uses 9665 from March 30, 1340-1500 UTC via Cerrik-ALB, and than
R.Liberty in Tatar-Bashkir 1500-1600, so another sourse of heavy QRM for both sts.
I have already notified Tech. Dept. of TWR and RL about it. Perhaps RVA will have to
change the freq. again very soon. (Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, May 4)
RUSSIA/CIS
Domestic sces on SW, Z97 schedule:
Radio Rossii, European version, 0100-2300 UTC
Moscow
0100-0300 5910, 0330-1500 7105, 1530-2300 5905.
Moscow
0100-0500 6110, 0530-1400 9720, 1430-2000 6030.
Moscow (usb) 0100-0500 12175, 0530-1400 16300, 1430-1800 12175,
1830-2300 8005.
Moscow (usb) 0100-0400 11575, 0430-1600 16330, 1630-2300 11575.
St.Petersburg 0100-0600 9845, 0630-1000 11630, 1030-1600 12045,
1630-2000 7200, 2030-2300 7380.
Samara
0100-0400 7325, 0430-0900 12065, 0930-1300 11750,
1330-2300 7355.
Krasnodar
0100-0400 7345, 0430-0800 12025, 0830-1500 11720,
1530-2300 9560.
1530-2301 Radio Rossii, West Siberian version, 2100-1900 UTC
Yekaterinburg 2100-1900 7220.
Radio Rossii, East Siberian version, 1900-1700 UTC
Novosibirsk
1900-2200 9815, 2230-1000 9870, 1030-1700
Irkutsk
1900-2200 9655, 2230-1000 15475, 1030-1700
Radio Odin (R Orbita-3),
Saransk
2200-0300
1330-1700
Samara
2200-0200
Yekaterinburg 2200-0200
9815.
9655.
2200-1700 UTC
7270, 0330-0700 11990, 0730-1300 11940,
9645.
6195, 0230-1430 9605.
9790, 0230-1000 11695, 1030-1300 9790.
Radio Mayak 24 hours/day
St.Petersburg 0200-0500 5925,
St.Petersburg 0200-0430 5935,
Kaliningrad
1300-2100 6015.
Saransk
0200-0400 7440,
Komsomolsk-Am.1800-2200 7240,
Arkhangelsk
0200-0600 5950,
(usb+carrier)
Volgograd
txer is off.
0530-1000 12005, 1030-1400 11685.
0500-1230 11985, 1300-2200 9885.
0430-1400
2230-1200
0630-1400
9470, 1430-2200
9670, 1230-1400
9610, 1430-2200
7345.
7240.
5920.
Radio Islamskaya Volna (Islamic Wave), Z97 schedule.
Tue-Fri in Russian, Arabic, Tatar.
Radio Kala Aturaya (Voice of Assyrian), Z97 schedule.
Sat in Assyrian, Russian, English, Persian, Arabic.
1500-1600 UTC 612 & 9880 Moscow, 1089 Krasnodar Tbilisskaya,
addit 1170 Krasnodar Tbilisskaya, 1494 St.Petersburg,
1314 Kamo-ARM.
1530-1600 UTC 7325 Krasnodar.
Adygey Radio, Z97 schedule. Mon & Fri 1700-1800 UTC
in Adygey, Arabic, Turkish.
Kabardino-Balkar Radio, Z97 schedule. Wed & Sun 1730-1800 UTC
in Kabardin. Both on 1089 & 7325 kHz Krasnodar Tbilisskaya.
(Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, Apr 15)
Special News for Polar Regions is bc Mons only 1515-1545 UTC on 9490 kHz via Samara.
These txions are beamed to the Antarctic continent.
"Have you any information about LOCATION on VoRussia on 9800 & 9835 kHz, both of which
appear to open at 1000 UTC, -- both seem F.E. locations." (Noel Green-UK, Apr 30)
In Nikolay Rudnev-RUS list:
9800 kHz VoR Russian via FE (TCR-6 & GPR-8, Ussuriysk-Vladivostok, Komsomolsk-Amur,
Khabarovsk). 9835 kHz GPR-11 Novosibirsk, both 1200-1400 UTC.
VoRussia Russian sce via Moldova-Pridnestrovye, Maiac
1700-1900 11945 15430. 1900-2100 11840. 0100-0300 7125.
Via Tashkent-UZB: 1200-1400 11820.
RFI Paris sked via Russia:
Irkutsk
12025 0930-1030 Chinese, 1100-1300 Lao & Khmer.
2300-0100 French
Novosibirsk 7420 2200-2300 Chinese. 12075 1200-1300 Chinese.
Ussuriysk9830 2200-2300 Chinese. 12005 2300-2400 French.
Vladivostok (Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, RFI schedule, Apr 28)
SOUTH AFRICA
World Music Radio back on the air !!
Many European SW listeners will recall the jingle "Come along with us - we've got a good
thing going - WORLD MUSIC RADIO". Now this popular st of the 70'ies and 80'ies will be
back on the airwaves again very soon.
The new World Music Radio - WMR - will commence bcing as of May 31st 1997 and will be on
the air every Sat and Sun at 1800-2200 UTC on two frequencies: 3345 kHz (for SoAF only)
and 6290 kHz for "the rest of the World". The tx site is [Meyerton?] South Africa, and
Africa will be the prime target area for the new bcs of WMR. However the strong signals
of the 250 kW tx is also believed to be well heard in parts of SoAS, the ME & EUR.
World Music Radio will - as the station has been doing in the past - play the best of
the current hits and the best of the hits from the past - presented in a personal,
informal and friendly style.
The antenna beam of the 250 kW tx on 6290 kHz has not been decided yet. In order to find
the best solution test txions will be conducted on May 8th, 10th and 11th on this
frequency, and listeners all over the World - but in Africa in particular - are invited
to monitor these txions and let us know which ones are received at a good level. Here
the schedule on 6290 kHz for May 8th, 10th and 11th.
Antenna no. 1: 1800-1828, 2000-2028 and 2100-2128 UTC
Antenne no. 2: 1900-1928, 2030-2058 and 2130-2200 UTC
Antenna no. 3: 1830-1858 and 1930-1958 UTC
Monitoring observations are requested by fax (+45 70 222 888) or by e-mail to
wmr@cybernet.dk (but please observe that there will be no QSL-card available for these
test txions; if someone desperately need a verification we will provide a QSL-letter on
request. A QSL-card will be made available for the "offficial" bcs as of May 31st 1997.
By then reception reports should be forwarded to: WMR, P. O. Box 112, DK-8900 Randers,
Denmark - enclosing return postage).
Further details on World Music Radio can be found at: www.wmr.dk
(Ellensohn.Wo@t-online.de [Wolfgang Ellensohn-D, May 4])
TAIWAN
Voice of Free China: According to the latest information from VOFC, it has restarted Russian sce since Apr 1. Schedule: 1705-1805 UTC 9955 kHz. Please also refer to
its WWW page: http://www.bcc.com.tw
(Mitsuaki-JAP, via DXW, May 5)
USA
WHRI and KWHR Cumbre Dx times
WHRI Angel 1 (SoAM / Caribbean)
0500-0530 Sat 7315 kHz
1730-1800 Sat
9495 kHz
WHRI Angel 2 (EUR/ME/AF)
0500-0530 Sat 5745 kHz
2200-2230 Sun 5745 kHz
1430-1500 Sat
KWHR Angel 3 (AS/PAC)
0230-0300 Sat 17510 kHz
1830-1900 Sun 13625 kHz
(Joe Brashier WHRI)
0500-0530 Sat 17510 kHz
0330-0400 Mon 17510 kHz
6040 kHz
Address for written and taped reception reports:
World Harvest Radio, P.O. Box 12, South Bend IN 46624, USA
URLs for World Harvest Audio Web site, which includes real-time RealAudio
transmissions of "DXing with Cumbre" and other World Harvest programs:
<http://www.whri.com> or <http://www.kwhr.com>
World Harvest Radio also QSLs reception reports for RealAudio
transmissions; you can report them through the Web site.
Schedules and frequencies are also available there.
(Marie Lamb-USA, May 3)
New SW station: Here's a breaking story so hot I could not even include it in the
headlines a few minutes ago! This info comes from George McClintock of WWCR and details
are rather sketchy so far... It appears that another SW stn is authorized to be built in
the State of Georgia, a rather unusual one. The call letters have already
been assigned - WEUR.
The tx may be 500 kW - we're not sure of that yet - and the location is St Mary's which
is in the very southeastern tip of Georgia near the coast. This has been approved by the
FCC [Federal Communications Commission] and IRAC [Interdepartment Radio Advisory
Committee] and the plans are for it to bc commercially back towards Europe. Someone who
visited the site said there were people there who speak German. (WoR/WWCR, 24 Apr)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 308
15 May 1997
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ALBANIA
R Tirana in English 1845-1900 UTC replaced by 7270 by 7295 kHz, //1458 & 9570
kHz. (WB May 12)
ARGENTINA/USA
The following, is a information concerning to Radio La Colifata, from
ARG. This is a special stn that - as I have informed -, bc progrs produced by the
residents of the neuropsychiatric hospital Jose T. Borda in Buenos Aires, ARG. The first
time that they bced on SW have been on Apr 18, 1997 at 0230-0300 UTC through WRMI, 9955
kHz in USA. They are very happy by to have received lot of reception reports from
countries in all America, Europa and also from the Pacific by this special txion.
9955 R. La Colifata, full data QSL card, wrote on front "primera emision internacional
en onda corta", rcvd in 17 days signed by A. Olivera, Director & Norberto Pugliese in
charge for the bc on SW + form letter in Spanish with acknowledge for to listen the stn
and other comments concerning to the stn, card stamped as "LT22 FM La Colifata";
according to N.Pugliese, this is the first QSL sent out by the station on the current
week for the first report received by them. The stn have also a E-mail address:
colifata@interactive.com.ar
Finally, on the end of the form letter, they have wrote the following phrase in Spanish
...." Los locos habren los caminos que mas tarde recorren los sabios "..., signed by
Carlo Dossi, a italian diplomatic and writer (1849-1910). QSL sent directly out from
Argentina. (Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, May 8)
AUSTRALIA
Radio Australia's (RA's) English sce is unlikely to remain a 24 h sce in the
current format and its future SW reach is uncertain, the stn's "Feedback" feature
reported. Ass gen manager Terry Brown told an interviewer the coverage of the
Shepparton tx was such that without a tx in Darwin it would be "problematical" to get a
signal west of a line from EaINS through the PHL to Beijing. "We hope that we will have
some tx availability from Darwin."
The English and nx staff would be cut by half. We'll probably cut down to something like
18 hours and we may fill in the rest of the time. Brown said provision had been made to
stay on WRN "at least for the time being", large audience listeners in North AM & EUR
via World Radio Network (WRN). RA would also try to maintain the Internet sce. (RA, BBCM
via AGDX, May 4)
BELARUS
'Radio Mogiljow Transit' bcing Sats 0600-0800 UTC on FM 72,24 MHz and SW 5965
kHz.
(R Rossii, DX Klub no. 360, May 4; Andreas Erbe, Kai Ludwig-D, May 12)
BRAZIL
v4884.97 kHz, R. Difusora Acreana, 0949-1015 UTC, Program of Brazilian Pops
with M announcer host. 0951-0954 ad block with two different canned IDs. Very strong
clear signal until adjacent het QRM from R. Villa Rica starting at 0955 UTC. (Dave
Valko, May 8)
CLANDESTINE
to/from ZAIRE 7060 kHz Radio Butembo, a new stn in support of the Zairian
rebels, was heard at 1600 UTC. Butembo is a town in EaZaire and is under the control of
the rebels. The stn has programming in Swahili and Vernaculars.
(BBCM via AGDX, May 2)
GERMANY
One of the most modern SW stns in EUR started operating in Nauen near Berlin
on 25th Apr 1997. With investments totalling some DM70m, the stn was expanded by four
new 500 kW SW txs. The modernization of Nauen is part of a new concept of the radio
network in Germany. The lease of the nine 100 kW sts at Juelich has been discontinued,
while four new 500 kW senders have been rented at Wertachtal. The output of Deutsche
Welle (DW) from Germany has thus increased from 7000 kW to a total of 8600 kW.
The Telekom plant enables DW to bc its radio progrs via SW to crisis-hit regions in
SoEaEUR with clearly better quality. "With the help of an ultra-modern antenna array,
the maximum field strength can be concentrated exactly on the target area. This is
particularly important for DW's progrs for crisis regions," Dr. Hans-Dieter Godtmann,
the technical director of DW, said. Altogether DW will air almost 36 hours of radio
progrs on a daily basis via Nauen: 24 hours in German, four hours and 10 mins in
English, three hours in Arabic, two hours in Romanian, 110 mins in Spanish for South and
Central America, 80 minutes in Bulgarian, 60 mins in French for Africa, 25 minutes each
in Brazilian [Portuguese] and Indonesian, and 30 mins in Hungarian.
Nauen offers the preconditions for entering the field of digital SW technology. Godtmann
stressed that the txing stn in Nauen shows that DW will continue to use SW the future. "
Nauen offers the preconditions for the planned digitization of SW. Our foreign language
progrs profit from that. This is a quantum leap for DW." The advantages of digital SW
are already being tested in various bcs from Nauen. The contract that DW concluded with
Telekom extends to the year 2016.
(DW, BBCM via AGDX, May 5)
GERMANY/RUSSIA
(Special VoR Moscow German sce progr for Greater Berlin area MW Berlin
Uhlenhorst 693 kHz) Die Stimme Russlands hat seit neuestem im Deutschdienst ein
spezielles Programm fuer Berlin, was laut Walja nur auf 693 kHz kommt, und zwar um
1700-1800 ME(S)Z (1500-1600 UTC), nennt sich "Hallo Berlin". [Walja = Valentina
Choschewa.] (Andreas Erbe, Kai Ludwig-D, May 12)
INDIA
The 5th 500 kW tx in Bangalore is now in operation by AIR. [full details will be
mailed to you in a day or two-alok] (Alok Dasgupta-IND, May 11)
AIR Chennai on v4920.06 kHz at 1850 UTC, male speaker in unid language with live sports
report, after 1900 UTC same in English, at 1916 UTC "and return you to the studio's of
All India Radio", then studio ID, short talk and off the air.
(Michiel Schaay-HOL, May 9)
6150 kHz All India Radio, unknown site at 1728-1739 UTC, IS, TS, nx in English, followed
by vernacular talk at 1735 UTC. African mx heard in background: Nairobi? (Mark VeldhuisHOL, May 9)
IRAQ
Kurdish Conservative Party radio heard. A previously-unobserved Kurdish-language
radio stn was heard bcing at 1500-1700 UTC on 4th May. It was txing on around 4190 kHz
SW (the frequency varied to avoid interference).
This frequency is within the range used by other Iraqi Kurdish radios such as Voice of
Iraqi Kurdistan (operated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party) and Voice of the People of
Kurdistan (operated by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan). The stn identified itself as
"Voice of Independence, Radio of the Conservative Party of Kurdistan" (Kurdish: era
dangi sarbakhoyi, izgay parti parezgarani kurdistani). The Conservative Party of
Kurdistan is known to be based in NoIraq. It is currently allied to the Patriotic Union
of Kurdistan. (Monitoring research, BBCM via AGDX, May 4)
KAZAKHSTAN
Radio Almaty bcing in Tartar Fris 1130-1200 UTC on 1080, 4545, 5350, 9780,
11950 kHz - and on all Radio Almaty 1st progr outlets. Russian at 0100 and 1600 UTC,
English at 1630-1700 UTC on 1197 and 1539 kHz.
(R Rossii, DX Klub no. 360, May 4; Andreas Erbe, Kai Ludwig-D, May 12)
KENYA
Kenya Bcing Corpor, Nairobi v4934.96 kHz 1920 UTC female speaker in English,
African song. There was an amazing difference in QRN between my T2FD and MK-1 antenna's,
the latter producing a higher noise level.
KOREA NORTH (D.P.R.)
For the first time in my memory, on May 8, Pyongyang Bcing Stn
aired the regular random number bc on ONLY 6400 kHz and NOT the normally parallel 3250
kHz from 1500 UTC. All the other SW channels (3250, 3320 & 6250 kHz) carried regular nx
and mx. Normally from 1500 UTC, 3250 & 6400 always carry random numbers, while 3320 and
6250 carry either regular programs or a different set of random numbers. NoKorea has
several regular and irregular random number txions daily (apparently for its spies in
SoKorea and Japan), some of which are aired as regular "programs" on Pyongyang Bcing
Stn, North Korea's official sce for Koreans in SoKorea and Japan. (Ashimori via Cumbre
Dx, May 8)
While the activity of Frontline Soldier Radio remains irregular on the 3 freqs (1616,
2625, 3025 kHz), further monitoring has revealed that the stn, when it's on, bcs almost
always 1400-2000 UTC. There is no IS, but the ID ("Chonyun Chobyondurul wihan Bangsong
imnida.") is heard more regularly than before, especially about 30 +/-3 min. past the
hour, followed by the stn's theme mx, as well as at sign on and sign off. Progrs on the
3 channels are always separate, even when they are all on, although very similar
programs such as diff commentaries read by the same announcer are often heard
simultaneously. Frequent brownouts still interrupt txions on all channels.
(Ashimori via Cumbre Dx, May 5)
LITHUANIA/GERMANY
R Vilnius in Lithuanian 0000 UTC, English 0030-0100 UTC to NoAM
replaced 5910 by 9875 kHz. (RVI Radio World May 11)
MALTA/RUSSIA?
Voice of Mediterranean (progr Radio Melita heard at 2155 UTC on May 4
with German talk, 2159 man and woman with announcements, but no ID heard. At 2203 UTC
went into Japanese, again no ID. Talk and mx, some English pops. One brief English
announcement heard introducing a talk in Japanese, seemed to a piece on Maltese cultural
tradition. Announcer said it was "... of Malta". Good signal. Sked in EDXP listed Suns
9810 1900-2000 English, 2000-2100 Maltese, 2100-2130 French, 2130-2200 German, 2200-2230
Japanese. (Sellers-ONT, May 7)
OMAN
6120 kHz R.Oman with sign on at 1800 UTC in Arabic, into nx and commentary.
(Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, May 7)
PAKISTAN
R Pakistan in Urdu 0800-1100, and English 0800-0805 & 1100-1120 UTC, on 15465
& v17865.2 kHz. (WB May 11)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3335 kHz, R. East Sepik, 0948-1010 UTC, Mostly talk in Pidgin by M
anncr with occasional Pop and local native island mx. Did copy one or two time checks
and possible mention of Papua New Guinea. (Dave Valko, May 7)
PERU??
v4974.7 kHz, R. Del Pacifico?? at 1015-1024 UTC, tune-in to long talk by man
with mentions of "dos de Mayo", "su programa", "problemas", "de la tarde", "la vida", "8
de la manana", and probable phone number 35-35-47. (Dave Valko, May 8)
POLAND/CIS
Radio Maryja reactivated on SW. Heard today at 1755-1959 UTC abruptly off,
on 6255 kHz in Polish with usual progr format, including R.Vatican relay 1800-1820 UTC,
which was not in //with 5882 kHz outlet. Powerful signal S9+40db in Moscow, perhaps via
a tx somewhere in the European part of CIS.
When looked out for WMR 6290 and R Tashkent 6230 kHz, today came across new relay outlet
of Polish Catholic assoc. Radio Maryja, noted on SW 6255 kHz at approx. 1900 til
20.00:00 UTC signing off. Had tremendous signal here in Stuttgart, so assume at least
100 kW, not Amateur Radio equipment in use. Any idea?
[Kaliningrad-RUS or Ukraine tx centres?] (WB May 8)
RUSSIA
Voice of Russia, Russian sce on SW, Z97 schedule:
Moscow (GPR-1)
0100-0300 9830 (7370)
1500-1600 11850 (9730)
1700-1900 11850 12060 (9730) 1700-2100 9810 11630 (7340, 6045)
2300-2400 9830 (7370)
1500-1600 11975
Samara (GPR-3)
1200-1400 11665 11765 15550
1500-1600 9615 11665 11725 (7245)
1700-1900 7400 9615 11725 (7245)
Krasnodar (TCR-4)
0100-0300 & 2300-2400 9820 (7310)
1700-2100 12040
Yekaterinburg (YeRC)
1200-1400 11675
1700-2100 9610
1200-1400 9835 12035
Chita (TCR-12)
1500-1600 & 1700-1900 11685 (7185)
1200-1400 7315
Ussuriysk-Vladivostok, Komsomolsk-Amur, Khabarovsk (TCR-6 & GPR-8)
0100-0300 11660 12000 15455
1200-1400 6080 7330 9800 11730 (7305) 11860 (7170)
0100-0300 13605
Via Moldova-Pridnestrovye, Maiac
1700-1900 11945 15430. 1900-2100 11840. 0100-0300 7125.
Via Tashkent-UZB: 1200-1400 11820.
Alternative frequencies are in parenthesis.
MW news from Russia, updated by Grigory Grigoriev-RUS:
Radio Venets Moscow off air due to financial difficulties. Radio Krishnaloka on new
frequ St. Petersburg 1323 kHz bcing to 1800 UTC. At 1800-2000 UTC Radio Radonezh on this
frequ can be heard and at 2000 UTC Voice of Russia.
In Vladivostok there are some new stations, Russkoe Radio Lenna on 783 kHz 2100-1400
UTC. Radio Musykalnaya Klassika on 1251 kHz. Radio Delovaya Volna on 1296 kHz 2320-0100
UTC. Radio Studio OK on 1476 kHz. In Krasnoyarsk there is Radio Russkaya Volna on 1332
kHz.
In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Kray is Radio Ussuriysk on 1503 kHz 2300-1200 UTC.
Radio Samara has moved to 1107 kHz (x1143), and only Radio Mayak is on 1143 kHz.
Finally, in Moscow a new opposition radio station is Novaya Volna [New Wave] on 1017 kHz
at 1830-1900 UTC Tue/thur only. (via BDXC Communication May '97)
SOUTH AFRICA
6290 kHz World Music Radio test transmission, signing on at 1800 UTC with
announcements in English "This is World Music Radio on 3345 and 6290 kHz" and pop mx.
Still on at 2000 UTC re-check. Good signal, although with some breaks in txion. Barely
audible on //3345 kHz. (Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, May 8)
World Music Radio via Meyerton-RSA on 6290 kHz is coming in very strong (as I type this
on May 8th) since tune-in around 2100 UTC, with no noticeable difference in reception
with the antenna change at 2128. Playing non-stop pop/dance type of mx, interspersed
with WMR jingles. 3345 kHz not audible. (Alan Roe-UK, May 8)
6290 kHz reception in Germany. The 6290 kHz outlet from Meyerton propagates well into
Germany, medium signal level, some fading, in the clear. Best signals shows the antenna,
which was in use 1857-1933 UTC (which is "antenna 2" in your announcement). "Antenna 3"
(1827-1857 and from 1933) shows rather poorer signal level. "Antenna 1" seems to be
roughly with same results as these "Antenna 3". May it be, that "antenna 2" is exactly
directed towards Europe (azimuth appr. zero degrees)? I use a 500-DEM-receiver with
telescopic antenna indoor. It would be interesting for me, which antennas are concretely
in use. It suppose, "antenna 1, 2, 3" are in fact the same curtain installation (HR
4/4?) and the guys at Meyerton only switches it's beam pattern. It seems to me, that
"antenna 2"-pattern could be the best choice for listeners in Europe. (Kai Ludwig-D, May
8)
Bearings fr RSA: ME/EGY/SYR/CeAF 7.5 degr, EUR (GER, SUI, F, UK) 340-350/342.5 degr,
POR/USA/CAN 305-320/315 degr. (WRTH 1970)
The antenna in use at 1800-1958 UTC is a HRS 4/3/0,5 and the antenna in use at 2000-2200
UTC is a HRS 4/4/0,5. The antenna beams are changed and it is so that (what I call)
"Antenna 1" is an azimuth of 342 degr, "Antenna 2" is an azimuth of 355 degr and finally
"Antenna 3" is 19 degr - which obviously is covering Europe less well.
(Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, May 12)
6290 kHz WMR at 2112-2157 UTC, lot of mx and ID's
Denmark and ID's announcing that they are in test
mx, and at 2133 UTC a SoAM Andean folk mx. SINPO:
Buenos Aires city. (Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, May
as "This is WMR...." then address in
txions. At 2122 UTC heard "Macarena"
35443 heard in the center of the
10)
3345 kHz World Music Radio, Meijerton at 1823-1827 UTC. Second test txion with 100 kW
tx. Reggae mx, WMR jingle. SINPO 24343. //6290 kHz, 250 kW.(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, May 10)
Best signal level of WMR noted here at 1800-1827 & 2028-2058 UTC, using antenna no. 1
(342 degr). Medium level for antenna no. 2 (355 degr), and poor and fluttery signal for
antenna no.3 (19 degr). (WB May 10)
SWITZERLAND
Less Italian also as from March 30 on Swiss Radio International. Policy of
the station for next year involves greater use of shortwaves for Arabic and French to
Africa, and less Italian (maybe also others) which can be heard elsewhere (e.g. FM
relays, in Bologna area already two private stations relay the Italian nx from SRI on a
total of six frequencies.
(Stefano Valianti-I, in BDXC Communication May 1997)
TAIWAN
VoFree China English schedule 31 Mar - 26 Oct with presumed relays via WYFR
marked with an asterisk:
0200-0300 5950* 7130 9680* 11740* 11825 15345 AS AUS AM
0300-0400 5950* 9680* 11745 11825 15345 AS AM
0700-0800 5950* AM
1200-1300 7130 9610 AS AUS
2200-2300 15600* 17750* EUR (BDXC Communication May '97)
TAJIKISTAN
Tajik Radio in English at 0245-0300 UTC replaced 9905 by 11620 kHz. (RVI
Radio World May 11)
THAILAND
R Thailand Bangkok English sce Z97 schedule:
0000-0030 9690 AF
0030-0100 15370 AM
0300-0330 11890 AM
0530-0600 15115 EUR
1230-1300 9885 AS AUS
1400-1430 9830 AS AUS
1900-2000 7210 EUR
2030-2045 9680 EUR (BDXC Communication May '97)
BBC Thailand Nakhan relay is using 7205 kHz at 1400-1500 UTC, Hindi 1500-1545 Urdu (ex
6095) 1545-1615 UTC Tamil - all replaces Singapore Kranji relay. Also 6140 (ex 6085) is
used by BBC Hindi sce at 1400-1500 UTC from Singapore Kranji instead of Thailand relay.
(Alok Dasgupta-IND, May 11)
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC to broadcast in Arabic five extra hours a day. The BBC Arabic Sce
is to bc to the Arab world all day from 5th May, becoming World Service's largest
speech-based sce after English, which is bc 24 hours a day. It will be increasing its
progring by five hours to close the gap between the breakfast show and the lunch time
progrs, bcing for a total of 17.75 hours a day from 0330-2115 UTC.
Arabic is one of the top language priorities for WS, bcing to nearly 14 million people
in the Arab world. The new progrs at 0715-1215 UTC will be targeted particularly at
students and women. The new progrs can be heard initially on MW in NoEgypt, Syria,
Jordan, Lebanon and Israel/Palestine.
(BBC WSce press release, BBCM via AGDX, Apr 28)
URUGUAY
Vacant channels in 31 mb for Uruguay are 9670, 9680, 9770 kHz. Inactive
channels are CXA71 9515 (SODRE), 9620 (CXA6 SODRE, which is being expected to resume
operation in a near future), and 9640 (CXA8). Recently, the Director of the DNC, Dr.
Ernesto Dehl, has revealed his opinion about the convenience of the use of SW by
Uruguayan stations to enhance the image of the country to the world. The Nat'l telecom
authority will try to ease the assignment process to local bcs and to help them -if they
cannot afford the purchase of such equipment - in the way of using agreements with
foreign countries which could be in a position of granting favorable financial plans to
this purpose. (Nigro, via Cumbre Dx, May 1)
USA
Addit KHBI Saipan 9355 kHz 2000-2100 UTC 165 degr to 56,59,60.
(Bob German of George Jacobs & Assoc.Inc., May 8)
Glenn Hauser's World of Radio progr via WRN to Europe, eff Mar 30, Astra 1B, 19 degr
east, tr22, VH-1, 11.538 GHz, v-pol, audio subcarrier 7.38 MHz:
Sat 0330-0400, Sun 1030-1100, Sat 1600-1630 UTC. (BDXC Communication May '97)
UZBEKISTAN
R Tashkent in German at 1935-2030 UTC on 5035 5060 6230 9540 9545, and
11905 kHz, letterbox/DX px on Tues.
English bcs are from 1200-1230 and 1330-1400 UTC 7285, 9715, 15295 kHz (fourth channel
not traced yet) to SoAS; 2030-2100 and 2130-2200 on 9540 and 9545 (x7105) kHz. 0100-0130
UTC to SoAS on 7190 7195-strongest 9375, and 9530 kHz.
Also Uzbek at 2100-2130 and 2200-2300 UTC on 4850 9540 9545 kHz. (WB May 1-8)
VENEZUELA
v4939.4 kHz Radio Amazonas seems to be reactivated. Heard at 1100 and 2300
UTC, but sig is weaker. 9750 Radio Occidente seems to be on the air from 1800 to 2200
UTC approx. (Henrik Klemetz, May 1/3 Dateline Bogota via Cumbre Dx)
ZAIRE
A radio st apparently operating in support of the rebel Alliance of Democratic
Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire and calling itself "Radio Butembo, Radio of the
People", was heard bcing on 25th Apr on 7060 kHz SW. The town of Butembo is in the
eastern Zairean province of North Kivu, between the towns of Goma and Bunia, and close
to the Ugandan border. This area is known to be under the control of the rebel alliance.
The stn was heard to identify itself in Swahili as "Radio Butembo" at 1602 UTC on 25th
April and in French as "Radio Butembo, the Radio of the People" at 1630 UTC. The radio
also carried material in the Zairean language of Kindande.
Other rebel-controlled radios have also called themselves "Radio of the People" or
"Voice of the People" . (BBCM via AGDX, Apr 25)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 309
19 May 1997
________________________________________________________________________
ALBANIA
Relay of home sce 2nd progr in Albanian 0900-1400 UTC v7149.8 kHz (x6145).
Serbian 1630 UTC on 1458 6015 7110 kHz. Italian 1700-1730 UTC on 1458 6015 and 7155 kHz
(QRM BBC). English 1845-1900 UTC now back on 7270 (x7295) kHz, //1458 & 9570 kHz. 00000500 Albanian on v6189.9 kHz. (Alan Roe-UK, WB May 17-18)
TWR in English 0645-0820 UTC on both v9744.8 and 9755 kHz.
(PanIview-BUL, Rumen Pankov, Ivo Ivanov, O.Chengeliev, S.Ivanova, May 8)
ARGENTINA
8098 kHz, LSB Feeder relaying LS4 R. Continental, Buenos Aires (MW590) 0302
UTC ending newscast: "Hasta aqui el Panorama Informativo de la Medianoche ... servicio
informativo Continental", followed by Alejandro Dolina's "La Venganza Sera Terrible" at
0305. Very weak. (Nigro, via Cumbre Dx, May 8)
ASCENSION ISLAND
Contact)
BBCWS verie signer, Mrs. Nicola Nicholls, Transmitter Engineer. (WDXC
AUSTRALIA
RA Darwin 250 kW 316 degr, noted 2100-2400 UTC on 11855usb kHz. (PanIviewBUL, May 8)
BELARUS
4982 kHz Radiostansiya Mayak in USB mode at 0540 UTC Russian,
10 o'clock nx (Moscow time) at 0600 UTC, most probably another relay via Belarussian
military transmitters. (Koutamanis-GRC, via Cumbre Dx, May 13)
BELGIUM
Good news, agreement between Belgium govt and BRTN signed, and RVI German
language sce will continue fore more coming five years, from Oct 1997.
BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA
RTV Sarajevo replaced 7108usb by 7102.5 kHz USB + carrier. Observed
bcing football nx at 1530-1600 UTC. QRM by Budapest on nearby 7105 kHz, 1530 Romanian,
1600 Ukrainian. (WB May 18)
CHAD
7120 kHz Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne at 1550-1602 UTC Hard-to-copy signal
of man talking in vernacular with balafon mxc and a short prayer in Arabic. At 1600 UTC
well known IS with frequs and tentat ID in French. Again with interval signal and sign
off. Slight interference VOA Udorn Thani-THA on 7125 kHz.
(Piet Pijpers-HOL, May 12)
CHINA
CRI Beijing English sce 1700-1755 UTC new 7150, and 7160 kHz. E 1400, Chinese
1500-1700 UTC new 11825 kHz (QRM ARS). (PaniView-BUL, May 8)
CUBA
RHC La Habana in English to EUR retimed. On 13715 and 13725usb kHz now at 20302130 UTC. At 2200-2300 UTC 6180 replaced by 6000 kHz. (GH 'WoR', May 8)
Noted on new 13680 kHz with Spanish at 2130 UTC. (Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP, May 10)
Dxers Unlimited - Radio Havana Cuba.
New Weekend Sked: after a one week trial, Dxers Unlimited will be aired during the
weekends at the same just around the 0130 and 0330 UTC slots that are used at present
for the mid week edition. With these changes I think it's going to be easier for
everyone wanting to catch the two editions of the show, especially those who follow the
exclusive and not copyrighted "Arnie Coro's propagation update and forecast". The just
after 0630 UTC edition will be changed to just after 0530 too.
Here's the new sked: 13715, 13725-SSB, just after 2100 Tues&Sats; 6000 just after 2200
Tues&Sats; 6000, 9820, 9830* just after 0130 and 0330 UTC Weds&Suns; 9820, 9830-SSB just
after 0530 UTC Weds&Suns. Beam headings are: 13715 041 degr, 13725 037 degr, 6000 2200
to the Caribb and SoEa USA; 6000 all other times 010 degr; 9820 0130 and 0330 348 degr;
9820 0530 315 degrees; 9830 at all times 037 degrees.
Hope this helps everyone find Dxers Unlimited, and especially the propagation update
without having to remember that the hours are different for the mid week and week end
programs...from now on they are the same... (Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba, Host of
DXers Unlimited, in rec.radio.shortwave via Mick Ogrizek-AUS, EDXP, May 18)
French 2000 UTC on 13715am and 13725usb. Portuguese 2000 UTC 13680 kHz. Spanish at 2100
UTC on 13680, 11760, 9820 kHz. (WB May 19)
CYPRUS
BBCWS Cyprus: verie signer Steve Welch, BBC East Mediterranean Relay Station,
P.O.Box 4912, Limassol, Cyprus. [WRTH incorrectly lists box 891]
(WDXC Contact)
ECUADOR
HCJB "DX Party Line" retimed Sat morning edition to 0809-0900 UTC, very, very
poor in EUR on 5865 kHz, fade out around 0630 UTC. [Station should use 9.4 MHz band
instead.] German 0430-0500 UTC 5860 & new 9365 kHz. Spanish 2130-2200 new 9365 & 12025
kHz. (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
[English 12015 kHz 1900-2158 UTC suffering QRM by IBRA Radio Arabic at 2000-2100 UTC,
see under Russia]
HCJB WORLD RADIO TO RELOCATE INTERNATIONAL TRANSMITTER SITE.
In compliance with a govt request, HCJB World Radio plans to relocate its internat tx
site at Pifo, Ecuador, just east of Quito. Ecuador's Civil Aviation headquarters
recently announced that a new Quito airport will be constructed near Pifo [by a private
company!]. HCJB has owned the 110-acre tx site for which the stn is negotiating for govt
compensation. The site houses 11 txs, as well as 32 antenna systems and towers.
HCJB President Ron Cline calls the relocation a huge job of up to four years, but says
the government's decision is no disaster for HCJB. He says, "God has a great plan for
us." He says HCJB will study how to best continue gospel radio bcs worldwide, and that
relocation will allow ministry reorganization in light of new opportunities worldwide.
For a complete report please tune in to the DX PARTYLINE this Sat [May 18] with Ken
MacHarg. (Colin Miller-CAN, May 16)
[Yes, heard the extended interview. Will end in liquidation for European, Middle Asian
and Pacific sce departements, because the respective SW antennas won't be built up
again. ed]
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
v15185.81 kHz, Radio East Africa at 2035 UTC, noted with usual paid
religion and distorted audio. Huge signal when it's on. No ID heard, but inferred ID
from past loggings. Noted it had drifted up to v15186.02 by 2245 UTC, when the
programming consisted of much more interesting unmodulated carrier.
(Novello, via DXW, May 6)
ETHIOPIA
VoTigre Revolution in Tigrignian 1500-1600 UTC new 6315, and 5500 kHz
(x7515). Also noted at 0330, 0400-0500 UTC, Sat/Sun til 0800 UTC.
(PanIview-BUL, May 8)
GEORGIA
KVOH Voice of Hope will be testing from Dusheti tx in the Rep of Georgia on
May 15 and 16, 1997 with a bc beamed to India. The test will be from 1400-1600 UTC on
12120 kHz. If you hear these tests please send us a reception report to
bob@gjainc.com
(Bob German, Cumbre Dx via Lamb May 11)
12120 kHz Voice of Hope, open carrier at 1345 UTC, but nothing was heard until 1409 UTC,
then ID and address in the UK into Gospel program, very weak.
1415-1430 UTC Presumed with religious progr with the story about the three Hebrew
children, thrown into the fire by Nebukadnezar. Fading some of the time, but signal very
clear and readable without any disturbing noise.
(Piet Pijpers-HOL, via Cumbre Dx, May 15)
GERMANY/RUSSIA/MOLDOVA
DW Russian sce update: 0000-0100 5925 7105 9640 9690 11705 12045 12065.
0300-0400 693 1188 6025 7105 9650. 0400-0500 on satellite only.
1500-2100 693 1188 9715 11915.
1500-1600 & 1900-2100 Maiac Moldova 999 kHz, 500 kW.
1500-1800 7135 (x9800). 1500-1900 15425. 1800-1900 9800.
1800-2100 7125 7255. 1830-2000 5980. (DW monthly magazine)
DLF - Deutschlandfunk LW channel Donebach 153 kHz 500 kW is now substitute by spare unit
at Deutsche Telekom Koenigs Wusterhausen near Berlin, approx. 50 kW. For a month
duration now Donebach is under maintenance procedure, antenna mast may to be
refurbished. Signal level from replace site is very low in southern Germany. Co-channel
Brashov-Bod Romania usually blocked and covered totally by DLF, now heard here during
nighttime too.
Another much stronger DLF replacement signal observed here additionally daytime till
1600 UTC, but this seems coming from old traditional Mainflingen site east of Frankfurt
Main.
On weekends May 3/4 and 10/11 Donebach was on air again, at least with 250 kW, but on
17th missed totally, occured on 18th again.
(all info acc observations. Christian Bruelhart-SUI; WB, May 1-18)
GUATEMALA
v4799.7 kHz Radio Buenas Nuevas, San Sebastian at 0157-0207 UTC, LA mx,
male speaker in Spanish, ID at 0201 UTC. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, May 12)
HUNGARY
Radio Budapest observed on new 11685 kHz with Hung 0030-0100 UTC May 16th;
also on new 6085 kHz with Hung 2200-2230 UTC, 9835 and 11905 kHz. Bad co-channel QRM
from BRF Munich also 6085 kHz. (Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP, May 16)
INDIA
All India Radio (AIR) news is now available on the Internet. Internet users
anywhere in the world will be able to access AIR news free of charge just by accessing
AIR's Internet address at:
http://air.kode.net
(All India Radio, via BBCM, May 2)
AIR Delhi changes: Engl feeder sce 1215-1230 UTC new 17860. Tamil 1115-1215 new 17860,
and 13710 15770 kHz. Thai sce 1115-1200 5 kHz up 17895 kHz, 15340 kHz.
New 500 kW Bangalore unit observed on 17785 kHz, 0400-0430 Persian, 0430-0530 Arabic,
and Urdu special 0530-0600 UTC during Makkah [Mekka] pilgrimage.
R Kashmir, AIR Srinagar opening earlier at 0000 UTC on 4950 kHz. AIR Gangtok (Sikkim)
noted opening at 0030 UTC. (Jose Jacobs via AWR Wavescan, May 19)
4840 kHz All India Radio Mumbai 1730 nx and ID in English.
(Oiet Pijpers-HOL, via Cumbre Dx, May 8)
My father, who live in Mumbai, says that the name is being changed back to Bombay. The
state govt of Maharashtra wanted the name change, but the Federal govt wants it changed
back as no one in the Internat business community is familiar with the new name. So be
listening for IDs as All India Radio Bombay in the future.
(Johnson, via Cumbre Dx, May 11)
IRAN
VoIRIB Tehran observed on new MW 711 kHz, //531, 540, 558, etc. at 1630 UTC.
(Igor Zhurkin-RUS, WDXC Contact)
IRIB in Arabic 1330-1700 UTC new 9650 and 11995 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
[New IRIB Tehran morning sce in German language planned] Die Stimme der Islamischen
Republik Iran plant die Einfuehrung einer deutschen Morgensendung fuer den Sommer, bzw.
den Herbst. Vorschlaege von Seiten der Hoerer zur Sendezeit sind willkommen. Danach soll
ein Komitee die Hoererwuensche zusammenfassen und ueber die genaue Sendezeit und
moegliche Frequenzen entscheiden.
Fax vom Leiter der deutschen Redaktion, Herrn Zanganeh.
(Benno Klink-D, May 13)
ITALY
AWR Forli replaced 11610 by 11795 kHz for Arabic at 1000-1100 UTC.
(AWR Wavescan, May 19)
KAZAKHSTANA
R Almaty in English at 1530-1600 UTC on 6230 kHz.
LIBYA
still testing txs bcing 1000 Hertz test tone, but retimed one hour earlier. Now
approx. 0730-0945 UTC on 6155, 9655, 9705-strongest here, 11770 kHz. But NOT on 7120
kHz. At 0845-0900 UTC also separate opening procedure tone signal on 15415 kHz. (WB May
17)
LITHUANIA/GERMANY
R Vilnius in Lithuanian 0000 UTC, English 0030-0100 UTC via JuelichD tx 100 kW 295 degr, on 9635 kHz, but other source says 9875 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
MALTA
(Germany/Russia) VoMediterranean 1800-1900 UTC via Juelich-D 5890 kHz, 1800-2000
UTC 9765 via Russia, 1900-2000 12060 via Russia. (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
Voice of the Mediterranean, Since May 1st the German progr "Hier ist Valetta" of this
stn has been on from 1900-2100 UTC on 9765 and 12060. >From May 11 till May 24 a test
progr with mx and
UTC on 9625 kHz.
All this per Mrs.
(Cumbre Dx, Willi
MOLDOVA
1500-1600
1800-1900
1900-1930
announcements will be transmitted via German Telekom from 1700-1800
A previous test program had also been transmitted via German Telekom.
Ingrid Huettmann at the stn.
Passmann-D, May 15)
The following are relays via the 999 kHz tx at Maiac Pridnestroviye, 500 kW:
DW in Russian, 1600-1630 BBCWS in Ukr, 1630-1800 Voice of Russia in Russian,
DW in Russian [see also under Germany, DW mentioned Russian 1900-2100 UTC],
BBCWS in Ukr, Mo-Fr 1930-2000 TWR in Ukr, Sa-Su 1930-2000 BBCWS in Ukr.
Voice of Russia via Maiac 1548 kHz 1900-2000 in Russian, //Moscow 612 kHz.
(Igor Zhurkin-RUS, WDXC Contact)
MONGOLIA
VoM Ulaanbaatar in English 1500-1530 UTC on 9720 kHz.
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, RN May 15)
NIGERIA/SOUTH AFRICA
R Kudirat Nigeria: verie signer Kayode Fayemi, Director of
Communications Nalicon, Box 9663, London SE1 3ZD, England.
(WDXC Contact)
7255 kHz Voice of Nigeria has restarted regular programming. First heard May 10 at 1910
UTC, and regular reception on subsequent days. Observed sched is <1900-2200 in English,
and 2200-2300* in African vernacular.
(Jones via Lamb, Cumbre Dx, May 13)
7255 Voice of Nigeria at 2150 UTC business and financial nx ID Voice of Nigeria Lagos
talking drums into local lang at 2200 UTC. English sched 0500-0800 UTC, 1200-1400, 19002200 UTC. (Rausch May 13) I presume that Rausch's sched is what he heard announced.
(Johnson, via Cumbre Dx)
Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu on reactivated freq of 7255 kHz at 2045-2100 UTC E talks about
Nigeria, Commander of Lagos. ID. Sports results. (Anker Petersen-DEN, May 14)
OMAN
R Sult of Oman in Arabic 2000-2132 UTC on new 5980 7230 9735 kHz, also noted on
6120 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
PAKISTAN
R Pakistan special sports progrs 0630-1230 UTC 15175 kHz, fr 1130 UTC
v17900.2 (seemingly now on 17865.2). (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
1330-1530 9485I 11565I 15595K Urdu to ME/NE
1600-1630 9485I 11565I 15595K to ME/NE, 11935I 15570I to EaAF
but Karachi observed wandering and splashing on 15593.5 ... 15593.7 kHz.
(RVI Radio World; WB, May 19)
PHILIPPINES
Radio Veritas Asia Manila final Z97 sked shows Russian sces rearranged.
Now 0230-0325 UTC on 11805 kHz, and 1430-1525 on 9670. These sces replace former bcs
2130-2225 and 1030-1125. Tagalog (Pilipino) sces also retimed: 2230-2255 6075, 1500-1525
11715, 1525-1555 (Wed, Fri, Sun) 11715. Chinese bcs have been adjusted, now 2100-2255
6190, 1000-1155 9520. (Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP May 18)
PORTUGAL
RDP in Port 1700-2100 UTC (Sat/Sun til 2000) on new 11870 kHz, 300 kW, 144
degr to AF, delete 15515 kHz. Mo-Fr 0500-1200 (Sa/Su 0700-2000), Mo-Fr 1600-2000 7110
replacing 6130/6140 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
RUSSIA
RN in Dutch, Network Europe 0500-0600 UTC new 6145 kHz, via Kaliningrad
Bolshakovo, 160 kW, 245 degrees. (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
R Tikhy Okean, Vladivostok 0715-0800 Irkutsk 15490, 1000 kW, 150 degr, //not heard, but
maybe 9600 10344usb 15435 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
IBRA
2100
also
from
Radio [Swedish Whitsun religious movement] in Arabic "Bismallah as Sabakh" at 2000UTC, on Samara 5935 250 kW, Moscow 12015 200 kW, and Moscow 12020 kHz 500 kW. Maybe
on MW Tbilisskaya Krasnodar 1089 kHz. (WB May 18) [blocking HCJB Quito 12015 kHz
1956 UTC]
Giving address at 2028 UTC Box 7420, 3315 Limassol, Cyprus. At 2058 UTC adresses in
Limassol Cyprus, Beyrouth Lebanon, Hebron, were given. (WB May 18)
Universal Life Radio in English 1430-1525 UTC new Jigulevsk 15460 (x9830) kHz 240 kW 190
degr. (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
R Medetsina dlya vas 'Medicine for you' on
returned to 1044 kHz after being absent in
moved from 1143 to 1107 kHz and expects to
on 1323 kHz in St Petersburg, //Moscow 963
oblast bcs Sats 2100-2330 UTC on 1626 kHz.
D 227, k4, San Sanych.
810 & 1485 kHz 0300-1300 UTC. R Nadezhda has
Febr, also noted on 1053 kHz. R Samara has
bc 18 hours a day. R Krishna Lokha appeared
kHz. Pirate stn R Nadezhda in Livny, Orel
Address: 303800 Orel oblast, Livny, ul. Mira
GRTK Amur has regional progrs on 189 kHz 0100-0200 Tu/Th/Fr, 0700-0800 Mo-Fr, 0810-0900
Mon, 1900-2100 Tu-Th, 2000-2100 Fr, 2210-2300 Sat. Uland Ude is heard on new 960 kHz
with 20 kW with regional progrs and R Rossii. Russkoe Radio Lenna bcs from Vladivostok
on 783 kHz 1900-1200 UTC. Radio Musykalnaya Klassika bcs Vladivostok 1251 kHz. Radio
Delovaya Volna bcs in Vladivostok on 1296 kHz 2130-2300 UTC. Radio Studiya O'Key bcs in
Vladivostok 1476 kHz. R St Yunost bcs in Tver on 1449 kHz with 25 kW 0900-1900. R
Svoboda uses 1098 kHz in Moscow 0200-2000. R Radonezh has been heard on 1323 kHz 18001900, //to usual 612, 846 etc. R Gorod 'City' in Krasnoyarsk has dropped 1332 kHz and
is now on FM only. R Russkaya Volna, 660017 Krasnoyarsk, ul. Dictatury, Proletariata 3,
will hence use 1332 kHz.
Greater Moscow area current LW & MW:
153 RST Yunost
171 R-1 Ostankino
198 RST Mayak
261 R Rossii
549 RST Mayak
612 Moya Volna, R Radonezh, Islamskaya Volna, Assirian R, V o Russia.
693 DW in Russian and German.
738 R Orfey
792 R Rakurs
846 R Moskva, R Podmoskoviye, R Radonezh
873 R Rossii
918 Otkrytoye R
963 Krishna Lokha
1071 RIA Radio
1098 R Liberty
1116 Khristianskiy Kanal
1152 R Orfey
1206 R Ekho Moskvy
1260 BBCWS in Ru & Engl
1305 R-1 Ostankino
1359 RST Mayak
1413 R Kamerton
1440 RFI in Ru & Fr
1467 VoRossiia Engl 1485 RST Tsentr
1485 R Medetsina dlya vas
(Igor Zhurkin-RUS, Pavel Miroshnikov-Irkutsk-RUS, Igor Ashihmin, Valentin Kolchanov,
Vadim Alexeyev, Andrey Tavrizov, Vladimir Kovalenko, WDXC Contact May '97)
SOUTH AFRICA
Kathy Otto (of Sentech) informs me that The Investment Channel has ceased
bcing via the Meyerton facilities. Txions ceased at 2200 UTC on May 12. (Jones via Lamb,
Cumbre Dx, May 13)
Best signal level of WMR test bcs noted here at 1800-1827 & 2028-2058 UTC, using antenna
no. 1 (342 degr). Medium level for antenna no. 2 (355 degr), and poor and fluttery
signal for antenna no.3 (19 degr). I used the Yaesu FRT-7700 attenuator to measure exact
dB level. (WB May 8/10)
Voice of Democracy "Radio Kudirat" Nigerian opposition radio via Meyerton-RSA tx still
on 6205 kHz at 1905-2010 UTC, in English and Nigerian vernac.
SPAIN
Glenn Hauser monitored REE Sefardi (Spanish Jewish language) progrs.
Orient (ME) 1825-1855Mon 6130
98
Sefardi
SoAM/CeAM
0115-0145Tue 11775 248
Sefardi (Martes =UTC Tue)
NoAM
0415-0445Tue 9690 290
Sefardi (Martes =UTC TuE)
(Glenn Hauser-USA WoR, May 8)
TAJIKISTAN
VoTibet 1220-1255 UTC new 11570 kHz via Dushanbe 200 kW, 125 degr. (are
buyed also txion time on 11550 & 11560 kHz.) ExTashkent-UZB 7400 kHz.
Tamil group is to start a bc of one hour to Sri Lanka and India from CIS from the 19th
May. 1300-1400 UTC seemingly on or near 12070 kHz, but frequ not fixed yet. Have not got
the frequ yet. Its a former BBC journalist team. Whether its an anti SL Govt station or
like BBC London, RVA Manila. Will see.
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, Apr 17; RN May 15)
IBC is the name of a new Tamil stn bcing to Tamils in Europe on the Astra satellite and
on SW to Sri Lanka and India. Carried out tests from Dushanbe 15/16/17 May 1330-1430 UTC
on 12070 kHz 100 kW. 15th and 16th only carrier, 17th programming materialized.
Reception only fair at best due to signal strength. Regular bcs to begin around the end
of the month. Might shift to another CIS location. Yet to see whether this is a genuine
broadcaster or a politically motivated station. According to an interview in MNetwork is
a private, independent broadcaster for entertainment, education and to give unbiased
news. (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, May 19)
THAILAND
R Thailand in English via Udorn Thani, 500 kW: 0530-0600 UTC 15115 kHz 321
degr, 1230-1300 9885 132, 1400-1430 9830 132, 1900-2000 7210 329, 2030-2045 9680 321
(x9555). (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
TURKEY
VoT Ankara now in USB(!) mode instead of LSB mode. 1730 German 9630. 1830
English 13695, 2200 6130 kHz. LSB mode 13750 kHz English 1230-1300 UTC.
Strange wandering TRT frequ on May 1st: nominal frequ 5980 kHz at 1600-1815 UTC every
25-30 seconds with 100 Hz down, and at 1815 UTC ended already on 5876.5 kHz. After 1815
UTC started on 5900 kHz, 3 mins 45 secs later on 5905, after 4 mins 15 secs already on
5910 kHz etc., up to 5942.5 kHz at 2025 UTC, then back on nominal 5980 kHz.
TURKMENISTAN
During a recent visit to Turkmen Radio in Ashgabat, I got the following
information in addition to a QSL. Although the WRTH still mentions the "Voice of
Turkmen" progrs, they were dropped when Turkmenistan became independent on Oct 27, 1991.
Their true Foreign Sce seems to have remained largely unknown. It was started on Sept 4,
1993. When it ended on Apr 18 last, they had English Mons to Fris at 1900-2000 UTC and
Russian at the same time on Weds. Frequs: 279, 675, & 5015 kHz. The sce may return some
time in the future, however.
(Marten van Delft-HOL, via DXW, May 5)
UKRAINE
Radiostudiya Dnepropetrovsk 1071 kHz, addr 320000 Dnepropetrovsk, ul. Ivana
Sirkova 19. Donetsk 711 kHz addr 340000 Donetsk, ul. Kuybysheva 61. R Mazhor 1242 kHz
addr 330000 Simferopol, ul. Karaimskaya 6, i.e. same as Crimean Radio. R Nikolayev
(Nikolayevskoya Oblastnoye R) transmits its second programme on 1350 kHz with 10 kW TuFr 0600-1400 and Sa-Su 0645-1300 UTC.
(Victor Puzanov-UKR, WDXC Contact)
UNIDENTIFIED STATIONS / UNKNOWN COUNTRIES
9980 kHz Spanish at 0500-0600 UTC.
v15450.1 kHz Chinese 0400-0800 UTC, blocked by RTT at 0800 UTC.
7570 kHz 1615-1716 UTC in Somali(?).
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC London French 0700-0730 17695. Albanian Mo-Fr 1315-1345 11680
15225. Russian 1400-1500 12005 (x12010). Kazakh & EbR/Russian Mo-Fr 1400-1430 15245 &
17740. (PanIview-BUL, May 8)
URUGUAY
5780 kHz LSB is an Uruguayan Navy utility tx in Montevideo used as feeder to
relay soccer match txions from AM stns in Montevideo to the crew aboard of the school
ship "Capt. Miranda" during important matches such as the Penarol and Nacional teams
which were playing the "Libertadores de America" Cup. Heard on May 6, relaying CX22
Radio Universal (1070 kHz) 0110 with Penarol vs. Millonarios and CX16 Radio Carve (840
kHz) on the next following day, with the match Nacional vs Colo Colo. This 5 kW tx was
also heard relaying radiotelephone family chats. At first thought to be a txion
originated by Radio Universal to serve the crew at the Uruguayan Antarctic base "Gral.
Artigas". But when called the CX22 tx site they said to me there was no SSB tx there
doing this. Then, I called the Communications Command, the 2nd Support and
Communications Battalion, where the "Radio Monitoring Control" is housed and the Air
Force Base which takes the role of communications to the Antarctic Base. They gave me
the tel number which allows direct calls at local rates with anybody interested in
speaking with the Antarctic crew. So I managed to spoke with the radio man there. So
nice!.
But he was not listening to any soccer match, so I gave him the frequency and I could
hear the operator through the phone tuning his rx to the frequency and confirmed they
were blasting in and in USB. Also, I could hear a goal by Penarol and the end of the
match at 0120. He complained not having known about this frequency to hear the whole
match. At the moment there are 11 people in the base and 9 of them are Penarol's fans.
When I finished speaking with him I returned to my radio shack and found the family chat
with the vessel that was later IDed as the "Capt. Miranda".
The final chapter of this detective story was to call the Punta Brava coastal site to
confirm that this was a Navy tx, and the Uruguayan flag ship is now off the northern
coast of Brazil. Thanks Novello tip. (Horacio A. Nigro-URG, via Cumbre Dx, May 6/7)
USA
WGTG I spoke with David Frantz of the stn this morning and this is what he had to
say about his stn. WGTG has had problems with the local community. A neighbor accused
the stn of putting out RF that was giving a young boy, who has Down's syndrome,
seizures. WGTG responded to this by taking the stn off of the air voluntarily. During
this time, they underwent an FCC technical inspection, which they passed. They also had
a field engineering survey of their RF. The stn not only meets existing standards, but
also is already in compliance with new standards due to take effect in Sept. On the
public relations front, the same neighbor has accused the stn of being a militia base.
The neighbor recorded a few of the shows aired on WGTG and played them at local
churches, which then rallied to the neighbor's side. Frantz explained his position as a
commercial stn that rents air time. In a response to the community, WGTG will rent a
meeting hall and explain their operation to the public in about a month. The stn
returned to the air shortly after 1200 UTC on May 14th on 9400 kHz. They will not be
using 5085 kHz for the moment as the coupler for that frequency took a lightening strike
and is being repaired. (DIRECT Johnson, Cumbre Dx, May 14)
3210 kHz, WWCR, 1000 UTC, Splattering all over the 90 mb. Sounded like two programs at
once and SEVERELY distorted!! Its bad enough US domestic stns are in the Tropical bands,
but to cause interference like this is totally unacceptable.
Does anyone know how to contact the FCC via E-mail?? I'm so angry with WWCR and their
QRM in the 90 mb (as well as other freqs), I wish to express opinions with the FCC.
(Dave Valko, 12 May,
<dvalko@surfshop.net> )
Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" update:
Website now updated, with all previous summaries, Spanish DX texts.
URL may be shortened to: http://idt.net/~khecht19/ghauser
WWCR bc Sat 0530 gone, replaced by Sat 0600 on 3210 kHz; not clear whether Sat 1300 on
15685 will be returning [YES, heard again on Sat 18th!!]; other times remain. Switch fr
12160 to 5070 kHz for WWCR-3 moved forward to 2100 UTC even tho it's summer, so our Sun
2330 UTC will remain on 5070 kHz after all. (May 15)
Thur 15th 2030 15685 didn't propagate into Europe. But Sat 1300 seems now back for World
of Radio. Reliable all the time is Tues issue 1230 UTC, both on 15685 kHz. ed.
UZBEKISTAN
Democratic Voice of Burma in Burmese 1230-1300 UTC new 7330 & 11830 kHz.
ZAMBIA
It looks like one country in the southern part of Africa is going to be easier
to hear in a short time. HCJB's Roger Stubbe writes from Lusaka, Zambia where he met
with the gen dir of the Zambia National Broadcasting Company [ZNBC], Duncan Mbazima. In another two to three weeks the installation will be finished for two 100-kW SW txs to
replace the aged and out of [words indistinct] provided by China nearly 20 years ago.
One will serve Radio One and the other Radio Two. - While the equipment is being paid
for and installed by the mainland Chinese govt, the SW txs are Continentals [US
manufacturer of high-power txs] the same as used by Zimbabwe Bcing and Christian Voice
[a SW relig stn based near Lusaka]. Along with the new txs, installation is proceeding
with three new antennas (?for the) txs. The antennas will be lazy-H type, beamed
vertically for national coverage [i.e. radiating their signals at a high angle so that
they are reflected back to earth within a short distance of the tx]. The set of antennas
will include one for 60 m, one for 49 m and another for 41 m. This will allow the
flexibility required for the changes expected in the sunspot cycle... Testing has not
yet begun on the txs but he did say he expects them to be on the air about mid-May...
[Zambia signed an agreement with China in June '94 for the latter to supply and install
two 150-kW SW txs]
(HCJB Voice of the Andes, via BBCM, May 1)
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ALBANIA
RTV Shqiptar, Cerrik, v6099.82 kHz, 0800 UTC advertisement for company in
Tirana, nx mentioning Vranitzky, Phil Collins ballad.
AUSTRALIA
Radio Australia has announced special frequs for coverage of the Australian
cricket tour of the UK: Coverage of all one-day internationals (from 22nd May) and tests
(beginning 5th June) will be from 0910-1300 and from 1430-1800 UTC. Frequs will be: for
Asia, 15510 kHz for the entire coverage period and 9580 kHz from 1600 UTC; for the PAC
and PNG (hours not specified), 9860 kHz.
(Radio Australia ext sce, BBCM, May 11)
The final Budget breakdown for RA shows future funding arrangements as such: Dept of
Foreign Affairs and Trade to contribute A$4m, and the Dept of Communications and the
Arts to contribute A$3.2m for a SW and satellite sce to PNG and the South Pacific. ABC
will add to this funding to provide Indonesian, Mandarin, Khmer and Vietnamese
programming estimated at A$4.7m - meaning total funding of A$11.9m for Radio Australia
in 1997/98.
The National Transmission Agency will receive funding of A$2.5m for SW txion costs from
Brandon, Queensland and Shepparton, Victoria. The Darwin facility will no longer be used
for RA SW, and the NTA will explore possible future uses of the Cox Peninsula site.
(Matt Francis-AUS, EDXP, May 13)
(Ed: What happens to the Northern Territory SW Sce, running 50 kW from Alice Springs,
Tennant Creek, and Katherine? !!! Bob Padula)
Radio Australia's staff numbers will be reduced from the present 144 to 67 after cuts to
the sce's budget, its "Feedback" feature on 18th May reported.
Radio Australia Derek White told an interviewer the need for the Darwin tx was more
important now that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) board had decided to
retain sces in Mandarin (Standard Chinese), Indonesian, Vietnamese and Khmer.
That txion is operated by the National Transmission Agency - it is not ABC funds that
pay for the txion, it is entirely a govt decision that that tx would not be available to
us." White had "surprised us all" by announcing his retirement after 37 years in the
bcing industry, the presenter said. The last five of these had been at Radio Australia,
on whose behalf he had worked " assiduously" .
(RNZI/BBCM, in Communications World, May 10, via Mick Ogrizek-AUS, EDXP, May 19)
BOLIVIA
National elections day will take place on June 1st, so stations may be on
extended schedule. (Nigro, Cumbre Dx, May 19)
BULGARIA
/RUSSIA Russia seeks radio outlet in Bulgaria. Radio Voice of Russia wants to
lease one of our biggest txs to use it to transmit 18 hours of progrs per day for
Bulgaria. This proposal, which would bring in thousands of dollars in payments for
leasing the equipment alone, has evidently startled the Bulgarian specialists employed
by the Posts and Telecommun. Comm. The practice of recent years has shown that not only
are numerous private domestic radio stns able to coexist in the Bulgarian bcing sector
with Bulgarian National Radio, but so too are foreign stns like DW, RFE Europe, the BBC,
VoA, France Inter [as published, presumably RFI] and others. In this context, Voice of
Russia has just as much right to bc from Bulgaria as the VoA, for example. The listeners
are the ones who should decide which station to tune in to. After the invasion of the
German WAZ ['Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung'], it will be no surprise if soon we
witness Russian interest in the Bulgarian newspaper market, for surely the world, in the
words of Marshall McLuhan, is a big electronic village. (BBCM via AGDX, May 14)
from RUSSIA? to IRAN. 5900 kHz Democratic Voice of Iran, a new stn, is testing here
from 1730-1800 UTC. (advertisement in unnamed Paris newspaper
via World of Radio, Cumbre Dx, May 16)
Democratic Voice of Iran began txions to Iran in Farsi on the 12th of May from 1730-1759
UTC on 5900 kHz. Sigs are strong here in Sri Lanka. This is an attempt by Iranians
abroad to present a balanced picture of what is happening. The timing suggests that they
wanted a sce to get into Iran before the elections on Friday the 23rd May. On the 21st
of May the station inadvertantly txed the progrs of the VOTibet at 1730 UTC instead of
the DVIran!! This obviously puts both VOT and DVI on the same txing complex! But the
question is where is that txing stn?!!
Voice of Free Azerbijan is now on 12070 kHz 1530-1630 having moved from 7093 kHz for
summer. Last summer they started up by using 12085 kHz then moving down to 9930. Usual
Azeri etc. (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, Apr 24)
CROATIA
Croatian Catholic Radio, based at Salata (district) in Zagreb, began
test txions bc on 103.5 MHz from 0400-2200 UTC. With speech-based programming between
0700-1000 UTC. (BBCM via AGDX, May 17)
CUBA
OK, this weekend will be the second one in which RHC's DXers Unlimited will be
aired around 0130 and 0330 UTC instead of at around 0230 and 0430 UTC. This new sked is
going to be permanent, so that the mid-week edition and the weekend edition will be
aired at the same time.
The 0530 UTC mid week edition on 9820 and 9830 kHz will be kept on that time frame, and
the weekend edition on those two frequencies will be there too.
As regards to the old 2130 UTC edition on 13815 and 13925 kHz [sic] should read 13715 &
13725, it was moved to around 2100 UTC to try to make better use of the very narrow
propagation window with the present level of solar activity.
OK, try to record this weekend on 6000 kHz, starting at 0130 and at 0330 UTC, the show
will be aired in that half hour segment.
Regarding 9830 kHz we are filing with ITU in order to have Croatia move from that
channel we have been using for a long time. Seems their frequency management leaves a
lot to be professional !!! Kind Regards, ARNIE CORO
New no.3 e-mail address INFORHC@MAIL.INFOCOM.ETECSA.CU
(via Erik Koie-DEN, May 17)
GEORGIA
Tests from High Adventure Ministry VoHope 15/16 May on 12120 kHz fr Tbilisi
were very successful. Regular sce to begin June 4th. Good signals in SoAS. Progr
consisted of the sce meant for 9310 kHz as indicated in the announcements. Gave the UK
address. For the life of me I don't know why folks at the stn can't understand that
British towns and postal addresses are not familiar to non British listeners and can not
be rattled off like on a domestic bcers soap advert. The Gospel broadcasters, the
preachers, rattle of parts of the Bible and reference to it as if all those who listen
have come for their Sunday worship in their own Church, across the street. Don't get me
wrong. I have nothing against Gospel bcs. They have a right to bc, even a greater right
than RFE, RL or Radio Liberty or Radio Marti. What intrigues me is that they are no
better than Canned progrs from US TV dumped on Asian and African TV stations! (Victor
Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, RN May 15)
VOH, May 23, at 1750 UTC s.on on 9310 kHz strong carrier, somewhat low in modulation
compared to carrier level. The President of VOH giving a BIG plug for Georgia and
President of Georgia as a fine man and asking investors to go to Georgia and help the
coutry. Also mentioned that its a beautiful land of fine people. They also play some
Georgian mx somedays before VOH progrs start up at 1800 UTC. Thats really nice. If other
stns too like Radio Netherlands, VOA, BBC, RFI, who use relay stns do the same. I mean a
bit of mx or some such thing, that would be really great. Of course VOA gives airtime to
Radio Thailand, Morrocco, Greece etc. I think thats good. From a DXers point of view, I
somehow don't feel I have QSLd Madagascar by getting a card from the R.Netherlands
relay. True we QSL tx sites, or as real humane DXers don't we QSL in our hearts the tx
and the country and it could be never the same as getting the indigenous bc QSLd!! Bob
Padula might not agree!
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX, May 24)
GERMANY/MOLDOVA?
DW German progr on 1548 kHz.
On May 15th at 2030-2100 UTC test bcs of DW German language progr were observed on MW
1548 kHz (//3995, 6075 etc.), 43433. DW Trincomalee Sri Lanka is too far away, so
estimated test coming from Maiac Pridnestroviye Moldova site in CIS.
(Matthias Gatzke via Kai Ludwig-D, May 15/21)
[punching error of Russian personell at the satellite tx ground station?]
INDIA
4790 kHz - INDIA- AIR External Service at *0000-0030* UTC. I've been hearing the
morning Tamil sce -- a fixture on 4990 for many years--on new 4790 //13795 and 9910 kHz,
several evenings since May 5. Most days it mixes at equal strength with co-channel Peru-except for May 6, when it was astoundingly powerful, totally burying the OA and by far
the strongest AIR signal I've ever heard on 60 meters! Not sure if this is still the
Chennai tx -- but wherever it is, it must be running at least 250 kW. Even more
perplexing, where does this leave AIR's regional txion from Itanagar, which is also
supposed to be operating here from *0025? UTC.
(Hill-MA-USA / DX Report, via TFW, May 18)
Here is the answer:
AIR Itanagar is now on 4990 kHz moving out of 4790 kHz making Azad Kashmir Radio clear.
AIR Madras moved in to 4790 kHz replacing and making way for Itanagar from 4990 00000115 UTC, both morning and evening txs.
All India radio is going to have a relay stn in either WeAF or the West Indies. This
will enable AIR to reach the Americas where there is a large concentration of Indians.
Negotiations are under way with friendly countries of these areas. - In Doddaballapur (a
place 45 kms fr Bangalore in SoIndia) All India radio has installed six 500 kW SW txs.
The area of the antenna farm is 260 hectares and has 35 remote controlled antennae using
21 towers. Using them, progrs can be beamed in eight different directions. Progrs are
fed via satellite link from Delhi, but in case of failure a local tudio will step in
with 'canned' progrs which will be updated every week. (Sudipto Ghose, Calcutta via
WRTH, via DXW, May 19)
INDONESIA
RRI Jakarta on 15150 kHz is inactive since the beginning of May. Evening
progr is heard on 15125 kHz instead of it. But 15125 kHz is "Programa Nasional Satu".
Its sign off time is 1300 UTC. (Juichi Yamada-JAP, Jembatan Dx, May 18)
At DX-Camp of the AGM of DSWCI in Lohals/Langeland an UNID stn noted at 2205 UTC on 3277
kHz. RRI Jakarta reactivated? At same time RRI Jambi could be observed very well on 4925
kHz. (Frank Helmbold-D, May 16)
Although this is not a DX catch, it may help you make one. I hope that this information
will help you to find Indonesian stns at a time when extended hours will make the job
easier. May 29 marks this nation's DPR (congressional) elections, so watch for extended
bcs. Political parties to listen for are: Golkar, PPP (pronounced "Pay Tiga") and PDI
(pronounced "Pay Day Eee."). Names that will undoubtedly pop up include: Harmoko, Tutut,
Ali Alatas, Ismail Hasan Metareum, Soerjadi (pronounced "Sooryadee"), Gus Dur, and
Megawati.
Key words are: pemilu (election), pemerintah (government), keamanan (security), bintang
(star), partai (party), hejau (green, pronounced "hayzhau"), kuning (yellow), merah
(red), golput (voter abstention) and pesta demokrasi (festival of democracy). Another
phrase that will definitely be used is: tujuh puluh punt kosong dua persen (70.02%),
which is the government party's expected total.
(Grace, via Cumbre Dx, May 23)
IRAN
VoIRIB Tehran in Arabic 1115-1700 UTC on 9650, 11995 kHz.
(ORF DX Telegramm, May 25)
IRAQ
Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party - new radio heard. A radio stn speaking in
the name of the Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party (Arabic: al-hizb al-ishtiraki aldimuqrati al-kurdistani) was observed in progress at 1545 UTC on 12th May carrying what
it described as an experimental txion on 4230 kHz. "This is the Radio of Kurdistan,
Voice of the Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party (Arabic: huna idha'at kurdistan, sawt
al-hizb al-ishtiraki al-dimuqrati al-kurdistani; Kurdish: era radioy kurdistana, dangi
hizbi socialisti demukrati kurdistan) txing on 75 metres SW, corresponding to 4230 kHz.
The radio signed off at 1700 UTC, saying: "Here we end our experimental txion. Until we
meet again in another bc, goodbye." On 13th May, the radio was heard from fade-in at
1445 UTC with mx. At 1605 it carried a nx bulletin consisting of non-Kurdish,
international news. The radio ended its 10-minute news by promising listeners that it
would meet them again in future bcs. After a few mins of mx, it went off the air.
(The Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party was known as the Kurdistan Socialist PartyIraq until Nov 1994. It was initially set up in Oct 1993 as a breakaway movement from
the Unified Kurdistan Democratic Party. It is a member of the Democratic Alliance of
Kurdistan, an alliance of five parties under the leadership of the Patriotic Union of
Kurdistan (PUK), formed in December 1996. (BBCM via AGDX, May 12-13)
MOZAMBIQUE
v3209.9 kHz Emissao Nacional, Maputo at 2015-2100 Presumed this one with
easy mx, male speaker (sounded like Portuguese, but I could not ID the language), gong a
few seconds before 2100 UTC.
(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, May 22)
NEW ZEALAND
Radio New Zealand Internat., Rangitaiki, on 9795 kHz at 0756 UTC, Southsea
type of song, not signing off at 0758 UTC as in BBCM schedule, nx by female speaker, ID.
[Mon-Fri -0816 UTC, Sat/Sun -0758 UTC, in printed RNZLI schedule, ed]
PAKISTAN
9335 kHz new frequ R Pakistan in Urdu 1700-1900 UTC, w songs at 1731 UTC, ID
at 1800 UTC, in Arabic 9400 kHz. (Liangas-GRC)
Radio Pakistan starts Chinese, Russian sces: Islamabad, 12th May. RP today launched two
new sces in Chinese and Russian languages in its ext bc, thus bringing the total of its
ext sces to 16. [Nikolay, so Russian language should be noted in Moscow too!?]
Sources from Radio Pakistan said the daily Chinese sce will go on air at 1200 UTC on
9690 and 11820 kHz, while the Russian sce for Central Asian States will start at 1500
UTC on 5055 and 6040 kHz. The duration of each sce is 30 mins.
(part of item from Xinhua news agency, Beijing, BBCM via AGDX, May 12)
4950 kHz Radio Pakistan 1730-1740 UTC. Nx in English about Pakistan and Punjab, followed
at 1735 UTC by news in vernacular, also mostly about Pakistan. Sign off at 1740, no
identification heard. Fair signal, also on 4790.
(Piet Pijpers-HOL, Cumbre Dx, May 21)
[?!? 4790 kHz is a new frequ for AIR Delhi! ed]
PHILIPPINES
On Saturday 1230-1315 UTC Mass in Chinese of Vatican radio is relayed by
RVA Manila on 6020 kHz and [satellite delay compared to] direct from CVA on 11625,
13765, 15585 kHz. (GH WoR, May 22-27)
RUSSIA/MALTA
Moscow and Malta. Two loggings for your interest:
9765 kHz Russia, VoRussia Moscow WS, 1835 UTC, May 18 a Sunday, Christian sce with man
giving sermon, interspersed with portions of hymns. Continued to 1858 UTC ID for RMWS,
sked announcement and then transition into Voice of the Mediterranean (see next
logging). Fair.
9765 kHz Russia, relay of VOM Malta, 1900 UTC sign-on following chimes and bells, man
with "This is VOM...Malta." Church mx, man announced "From Malta, VOM presents..." and
into a Christian Scripture message preceeded and concluded with a few bars of Zamfir mx,
at 1908 UTC a talk began by two men speaking about a mx composer. Fair to poor, May
18th, //12060 kHz very weak. (HTS Harold Sellers-CAN, DX Ontario, May 18)
Dmitriy Lukashev reports from Kemerovo Region where a new radio stn has started
operating. It is called (?Slovo) and can be heard in the Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Omsk,
Tyumen and Kemerovo regions of Russia as well as in Krasnoyarsk and Altay territories. Radio Slovo starts its bcs at 1000 UTC. It bcs on LW at 270 kHz [presumably via the
Novosibirsk tx on this frequ]. Lukashev sent us an article from the newspaper
'Kuznetskiy Vesti' which had been published in Novokuznetsk. He promised to send details
in a letter at a later stage.
Voice of Russia, budget cuts. It is planned to cut by 42 per cent the money meant to
support mass media by Russian govt. We would like to explain to our listeners that the
cuts in the budgetary spending may affect our company to a certain extent. As you know,
the Voice of Russia daily bcs for 88 hours in 33 languages. In the experts' assessment
there are over 100m listeners in various countries, who regularly tune into the Voice of
Russia WS. But it is not only our radio company that is facing problems.
(Voice of Russia, via BBCM, via AGDX, May 4-7)
SOUTH AFRICA
3320 kHz Radio Sonder Grense, Meijerton 2226- UTC Popballads, Afrikaans
ID as "R S G". (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, May 22)
"Chaotic" situation alleged at SABC radio news.
"It is like death ..." This is how SABC [South African Bcing Corpor] employees describe
the situation in the corridors and offices of the corporation's radio sces in the wellknown building at Auckland Park, Johannesburg. Former employees bluntly describe the
situation as "chaotic". They specifically describe the news bulletins of the Afrikaans
sce, Radio Sonder Grense [Radio Without Borders], as farcical.
The worst is that the news editor of the newly integrated radio sce, which includes all
of SABC's radio sts, Akashnee Thompson (nee Singh), understands very little, if any,
Afrikaans.
However, despite these denials, this is how the situation is described in the corridors
of the radio sce: "Everyone is sitting back and waiting to see who qualifies for the
severance packages. Meanwhile, Radio Without Borders can begin to change its name to
radio without people." (BBCM via AGDX, May 11)
SRI LANKA
SLBC Colombo is running until around 1830 UTC on 4940 kHz with Cricket
Commentries in English, 24, 27 and 28th.
TAHITI
v15167.48 kHz RFO Papeete, May 15, 0315-0320 UTC, progr of vocal selections
hosted by male announcer in French; promo ad by woman at 0319 UTC, then back to host and
another vocal. Weak-fair level with audio best using LSB - greater tx noise on USB. *
Also checked circa 0230 on May 16 & 17 when up slightly to 15167.51 kHz with lots of
carrier but severe tx growl and no detectable audio. I wonder if this is the beginning
of the end for the last remaining tx? (DMC via DXW, May 19)
UAE
ABU DHABI. Final J97 sked:
Far East (Japan): 0200-0400 17770, 0200-0700 21735, 09090-1300 21735;
Far East (Australia): 0200-0400 15315, 0400-0600 21630, 1300-1600 9605;
North Africa: 0700-2500 17760, 1500-1800 15265, 1800-2200 11945;
Europe: 0600-1400 15265, 1400-1700 13605, 1600-2200 9770, 1700-2200 11710;
Middle East: 0200-0500 6180, 0500-0800 7215, 0800-1400 13605, 1400-1600 11945, 1600-2200
6180; India & Pakistan: 0200-0600 and 1600-2000 9695.
All progrs in Arabic. (Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP, May 19)
UNITED KINGDOM
There is a completely different organization in London also made up of
Tamil people who had been working for BBC but now want to start up their own bcs to
provide a news sce to the Tamil-speaking areas. It's known as IBC - the International
Broadcasting Corporation - and in fact they plan to test on 15th, 16th and 17th May at
1330-1430 UTC via the Dushanbe-TJK site on 12070 kHz for south India and Sri Lanka, and
then they may begin regular bcs by the end of the month. Also they have a temporary
107.4 MHz outlet in London. The World Radio Network is involved in helping out both of
these organizations. (BBCM via AGDX, May 15)
USA
17895 kHz Voice of America *1758 UTC on May 15 Two mins of "Yankee Doodle", then
big band mx: "In The Mood", "Chattanooga Choo-Choo". Then dead air, carrier on and off.
Usual VOA s/on annct and more Yankee Doodle 1810 UTC, then back to the big band mx.
arrier cut and another s/on 1816. 1826*. 15 kW test from Delano acc to Dan Ferguson.
Blocking VOA English from Morocco. (Novello, via DXW, May 19)
delayed of some days. 73 de Giovanni Serra g.serra@iol.it
WRNO -- In his written will, Joe Costello left the stn to Loyola University. However, on
his deathbed he verbally left the stn to the archbishop. Fortunately, Loyola is part of
the archbishop's turf, so apparently what is going to happen is that the stn is going to
go to Loyola, which in turn will donate it to the archbishop. Whether the stn will then
be kept or sold, who knows. But for sure if it is kept by the archbishop, anti-Catholic
and similar programming is unlikely to continue once existing contractual obligations
are fulfilled.
(Jacobs via Magne via Lamb, Cumbre Dx, May 2)
VOA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be conducting another of its tests of a new
HF - or SW - digital txion system. These will be via Delano-CA, 20th, 21st and 22nd May
at 1915-2045 UTC on 17895 kHz and 22nd May at 1615-1745 UTC on 13730 kHz. These txions
will begin with the VOA ID in analogue voice mode, then various types of digital txion
that will probably be indecipherable. Reports are nevertheless welcome to let us know
about signal strength and interference. For a number of technical reasons, the txions
may have to be moved from Delano to Greenville-NC. In this case the frequencies would be
changed and I don't know what those new frequs would be.
(VOA, BBCM via AGDX, May 17)
ZAIRE/CONGO
Voix du Congo was heard on 18th May bcing on the same SW channel 15245 kHz
used in the past by Voix du Zaire. (BBCM via AGDX, May 18)
Here some SW Radio URL's:
Cadena Caracol, Real Audio
http://www.caracol.com.co/
RadioTacna,Peru
http://principal.unjbg.edu.pe/radio/radta.htm
La radio a Cuba
http://infotel.shiny.it/rsabbia/cuba.htm
Radio Amanaecer Rep.
Dominicana http://jupiter.tricom.net/amanecer/
Radio Habana Cuba
http://www.whitepine.com/radio_havana/
Radio Nacional Venezuela
http://165.247.176.136/Radio-Nacional/
Radio Oriental Uruguay
http://netgate.comintur.com.uy/cx12/
RAE
http://www.primenet.com/~miglia/rae.htm
Radio Montecarlo - Montevideo - Uruguay
http://netgate.comintur.com.uy/cx20/index..htm
Cadena 40 Principales (SER), Spain:
http://www.cadena40.es
Cadena 100 (COPE), Spain:
http://www.cadena100.es (Aldo Moroni-I, via TFW, May 18)
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ALBANIA
6115 kHz Radio Tirana at 0230-0300 UTC in English, ex 6140, //7160 kHz. Also
at 0145-0200 UTC. (Fine-PA-USA, May 25)
6115 (new frequ?) Radio Tirana at 0230 UTC English bc, ex-6140 kHz.
May have been an operational error; the freq for the 0230 UTC bc was still 6140 kHz on
May 24, and 6115 kHz is a sched freq for the 0145-0200 UTC bc.
(Mary Lamb-USA, Cumbre Dx)
v7159.8 kHz at 0145 UTC. English ID by a man, followed by theme mx and detailed schedule
by a woman with times in CeEURTime. Woman with nx headlines at 0148 UTC. All were
related to the economic crisis, which was alternately described as "the difficulty" and
"the crisis that consumed the country." A very hurried sign-off at 0156 UTC, followed by
30 secs of theme mx and an open carrier. Completely gone at 0157 UTC. Audio a little
low. (Evans-USA, via Cumbre Dx, May 28)
AUSTRALIA
Radio Australia on SW may become inaudible in Europe. Radio Australia will
"cease operations" from its Darwin tx on 1st July, the host of the sce's "Feedback"
feature reported on 25th May. A listener in GER was told that from that date, satellite
equipment might be his only means of hearing Radio Australia, as signals currently
received in Europe come from Darwin. RA is bc on satellite in EUR via the WRN - World
Radio Network. (BBCM via AGDX, May 25)
BELGIUM
Earlier this week the Flemish govt approved a new management agreement with
our stn - the Flemish public broadcaster BRTN, soon to be renamed VRT [Vlaamse Radio en
Televisie, Flemish Radio-TV]. This agreement describes what sces the bcer should provide
in return for public funding and is valid for five years. One of the few changes to the
draft concerns Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal. Now to our great delight the Flemish
govt is insisting that RVI should continue its bcs in German - one of Belgium's three
national languages. RVI intended to axe its progrs in German, in Spanish and Arabic at
the end of Oct 1997. However, it's not yet known what form the German-language progr
will take. We here at RVI hope that the management will allow us to continue with our
daily magazine "Hier ist Brussel".
(Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, BBCM via AGDX, May 18)
CAMEROON
The only SW txs I note operating in my country are Yaounde on 4850 and Garoua
on 5010 kHz. All the other txs are off the air, and there are continuing problems in
obtaining spare parts to get back on the air. As an interim measure, the govt has set up
FM txs in some areas, but hopes to get the SW txs back on the air. (Achanyi-Fontem-CME,
via Cumbre Dx, May 15)
CANADA
Because of the Canadian election, RCI Montreal additional relay transmissions
via US VoA Greenville and Delano, BBC on ASC, Woofferton & Skelton-UK, SIN, Austria
Vienna-AUT, Germany Wertachtal, Russia Irkutsk and Khabarovsk, Tadjikistan Dushanbe.
On Monday June 2nd local time, meaning UTC Tue June 3rd:
French on the top of the hour, English start at half past the hour.
0000-0500 UTC via Sackville-CAN partly on 5960 6010 6120 9535 9755 9780 11705 11715
11940 13670 15305 kHz.
0000-0300
0000-0100
0000-0400
0030-0100
0100-0200
0100-0200
0130-0200
0100-0330
0200-0300
0200-0400
0300-0330
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
6005-ASC.
6035 SKE-UK.
3985 7255(2x) 7325 SKE-UK.
12090-TJK, 13695-IRK.
6180 SKE-UK.
9755 WOO-UK, 9520-CAN,
11905 G-USA, 13655 D-USA.
11685-SIN, 15460-SIN.
6045 SKE-UK.
11905 G-USA, 13740 D-USA.
6040-ASC and SKE-UK synchronized,
9760 SKE-UK, 11835-AUT.
0330-0430 UTC 5875-ASC and SKE-UK synchronized.
0330-0500 UTC 15560 IRK-RUS, 17820 KHA-RUS,
17870 D-USA.
0400-0430 UTC
3985 7325(2x) 9715 SKE-UK,
11905-WER, 11975-AUT.
0430-0500 UTC 5875-ASC, 3985 6050 7235 11655 SKE-UK.
(Glenn Hauser WoR, May 29)
Radio Canada Internat has signed a partnership agreement with Mexican National Radio.
Under the accord with the Instituto Mexicano de la Radio, RCI progrs in Spanish will be
rebc on 19 stns of the IMER network in Mexico, and on 40 other affiliated stns via the
PanAm satellite. RCI will also rebc progrs fr MEX. The Executive Director of RCI
Montreal, Bob O'Reilly, says that the accord is especially good for Canada. Mr. O'Reilly
noted that the population of Mexico City alone is approximately half the population of
all of Canada. Mexico's ambassador to Canada, Sandra Fuentes, praised the partnership in
view of the precarious existence of RCI some months ago. She says it's important that
the Hispanic voice of Canada continue to be heard. The federal govt announced in Dec
1996 that RCI would survive in the context of a broader communications strategy to
highlight Canada in the world.
(RCI Montreal, via Buch Cumbre Dx, May 29)
CHAD
v4940.5 kHz Radiodiff. Nationale Tchadienne, N'Djamena at 2121-2130 UTC. Heard on
this frequ thanks to a tip from Piet Pijpers. The engineer made a mistake, should be on
4904.5 kHz. Afro mx, male speaker in French, ID at 2123 UTC. Bad audio, overmodulated.
7120 kHz Radiodiff. Nationale Tchadienne, N'Djamena at 1456-1510 UTC Presumed. Native
mx, vernacular talk, flutes. IS heard at re-check 1600 UTC, then stn left the airwaves.
BTW: In the 60 meterband, they are now back on 4904.5 kHz.
(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, May 25-26)
CHILE
v3180.84 kHz Emisora Tepual, harmonic, 0334-0349 UTC May 25, folk mx (cueca
chilota), umbias and ID hrd at 0347 as "Radio Tepoal", very weak signal.
(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, May 27)
CHINA
China Radio International printed sked effective from 5 May:
(Sked did not show relay sites, I have assumed them to be as shown below)
English
0000-0100 NAM 9710Ma
11695Ma
0300-0400 NAM 9690Sp
9710Ma
11695Ma
0400-0500 NAM 9560Sa
9730My
0900-1000 sPA 9785
11755
1000-1100 sPA 9785
11755
1200-1300 PA/AS 1341
7385
9715
11660
11795
1300-1400 PA/AS 1341
6140
7385
9535
9715
11660
1400-1500 NAM/sAS 6140
7405
9535
11825
1500-1600 NAM/sAS 7160
7405
9535
9785
1600-1700 e+sAF 15110Ma
15130Ma
1700-1800 e+sAF 7405
9570
11910
1900-2000 w+nAF 9440
11515
2000-2100 EU 6950
9920
2000-2100 AF 7160
9440
11715Ma
15110Ma
2100-2130 e+sAF 11715Ma
15110Ma
2100-2130 EU 3985Sw
2100-2200 EU 6950
9920
2200-2300 EU 9880Ru
Relay Sites
Ma: Mali
My: Montsinery, French Guiana
Ru: Russia Sa: Sackville, Canada
Sp: Spain
Sw: Lenk, Switzerland (Alan Roe-UK, May 26)
CLANDESTINE from ?
to TIBET on 11570 kHz (new frequency), Voice of Tibet, at 1222-1227
UTC. This stn, operated by the Foundation for the VoT based in Norway, started
operations using txs of FEBA Seychelles. Soon, they were jammed by Beijing, using audio
from a private English stn operated for the benefit of the expatriate community in
Beijing. VOT responded by changing the freq fr 15445 to 15480 kHz, and then the stn
started alternating between 15445 and 15480 in an attempt to shake off the jammer stn!
From close monitoring, it was observed that the Chinese were not on a cat and mouse game
as active, or nearly anywhere as efficient, as the jamming from the ME aimed at Voice of
the Mojahed or the Kurdish stns. The Chinese jammers were so predictable, it was noted,
that it took them about 5 to 7 days to get on the new freq, so much so that we had a
joke that the monitoring stn first had to discover the change by the VOT/FEBA and then
log it, inform Beijing where, and an order had to be signed to change the freq of the
jammers! Therefore, more often than not, VOT was clear of the jammer, which was always
behind VOT. However, the Chinese found a more effective way of silencing the stn, or so
they thought, by applying diplomatic pressures on the non-aligned govt at Mahe' to get
FEBA to take VOT off.
Well, the VOT did go off FEBA, but appeared on 7400 kHz from 1222-1227 UTC, having run
extensive announcements on the freqs used by the FEBA/VOT operation, presumably from
another country. 7400 kHz changed to 11570 kHz on March 28 to take seasonal changes into
account. It is also interesting to note that VOT is sticking very close to RFA's Tibetan
bcs. When VOT was on 7400, RFA was on 7355, and now RFA is on 11575 kHz, just 5 kHz up!
VOT closes at 1257, and RFA starts at 1300 UTC! Signals observed in Colombo, Sri Lanka
indicate that they are not as strong as from FEBA txs; however, reports from Tibet,
China and northern India indicate reasonable reception, even on domestic radios. The
Chinese have not yet started any form of jamming the VOT since it moved out of FEBA txs.
Taking into account that VOA and BBC Chinese bcs are jammed even when they change freqs,
it is naive to believe that PRC monitors haven't located these txions and those of RFA
Tibetan. It is also intriguing that RFA's Chinese and Tibetan are not jammed! Is it a
policy of, "Let's continue what we have [already] jammed, and not get into it more and
more"?
(Goonetilleke UADX via Kropf via Johnson, Cumbre Dx, May 30)
COLOMBIA
Opposition Radio Patria Libre reactivated. After some months off the air, the
Colombian clandestine stn, Radio Patria Libre, was heard again on 1st May and, since
10th May, has been heard daily from 2200-2230 UTC on 6250 kHz.
(WoR WWCR radio, BBCM via AGDX, May 22)
CONGO
9610 kHz Radiodiffusion Television Congolaise, Brazzaville at 1601- UTC.
Tentative. Male speaker in French, short pieces of native mx, tentative ID: "Radio
Congo". WRTH97 lists this one from 1100-1400 UTC. Can anyone confirm it is on the air at
around 1600? (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, May 26)
CUBA
Radio Habana Web address, update of BC-DX #310:
Radio Habana now has a new Website at http://www.rhc.org
(Andy Sennit WRTH, May 27)
ECUADOR
In compliance with a govt request, HCJB World Radio plans to relocate its
international tx site at Pifo, Ecuador, just east of Quito. Ecuador's Civil Aviation
headquarters recently announced that a new Quito airport will be constructed near Pifo.
HCJB has owned the 110-acre tx site for which the stn is negotiating for govt
compensation. The site houses 11 txs, as well as 32 antenna systems and towers. HCJB
President Ron Cline calls the relocation is a huge job of up to four years, but says the
govt's decision is no disaster for HCJB. He says, "God has a great plan for us." He says
HCJB will study how to best continue gospel radio bcs worldwide, and that relocation
will allow ministry reorganization in light of new opportunities worldwide.
(HCJB/Simpson/EDXP/Padula-AUS, via NASWA, May 31)
This means HCJB will no longer attempt to bc direct from Ecuador to EUR (they're already
seeking a relay), and may also have to use a South American relay to reach NoAM. The
whole shebang could take up to 4 years to pass, but at the end of that time we may no
longer be able to hear HCJB direct from Ecuador.
(HCJB DXPL/Hauser/WOR, via NASWA, May 31)
EL SALVADOR
The current radio environment: some commercial stns used to bc on SW, but
they have been off since the 1970s. The last txions on SW from a non-clandestine stn
were from Radio Nacional in the early 1980s, I think. I have spoken with ANTEL (El
Salvador's equivalent of the FCC), but they don't want to talk about any plans for
future uses of SW. Actually, this is a bad time to make inquiries of this sort, as the
govt in in the process of privatizing the radio bands. Nevertheless, it is very
improbable that someone would be interested in SW in El Salvador, given that a small tx
on El Salvador Volcano can almost cover the entire country on FM. Since the conversion
of the clandestine stns to commercial radio, there haven't been any stns that tx on SW.
In El Salvador, it is very difficult to buy a good SW radio, given the fact that there
is very little interest in it since the war. One possibility is that there would be a
stn that would bc to the immigrants in the USA, but local stns in the USA have direct
programming from Salvadoran stns, for example Los Angeles or Washington DC. (Molina-SLV,
Cumbre Dx, May 26)
ETHIOPIA
6940 kHz, R Fana, May 20, 0340 UTC, lovely local songs into more clear
mentions of "Radio Fana", fair //weak 6210 kHz.
(Finn Krone-DEN, also fine May 26)
GEORGIA
King of Hope via Tbilissi Dusheti 100 kW at 120 degr at direction of SoAS,
English 1355-1600 UTC on 12120 kHz. (Glenn Hauser WoR, May 29)
GERMANY
Drei Bewerber fuer Mittelwellenfrequenzen im Nordosten.
Um die ausgeschriebenen Mittelwellenfrequenzen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern haben sich
fristgemaess drei Radioanbieter beworben. Ausgeschrieben worden waren am 1. April dieses
Jahres die Mittelwellen Neubrandenburg, Putbus-Ruegen, Rostock und Schwerin fuer ein
Hoerfunkvollprogramm, wie die Landesrundfunkzentrale Mecklenburg-Vorpommern am
Donnerstag in Schwerin mitteilte.
Mit dem Programm "Countrystar" bewarb sich die Radio Starlet Programm- und
Werbegesellschaft mbH aus Herzogenaurach bei Erlangen (Franken). Die Anklamer Thimme &
Schmidt GbR (Vorpommern) plant mit "Power Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" ein breit angelegtes
Radioprogramm vor allem fuer Hoerer zwischen 14 und 39 Jahren. Der Berliner Armin Kaempf
plant den Sender "Radio Nordost" als neuen Europasender.
Nach Pruefung von Vollstaendigkeit und Zulaessigkeit der Antraege will die
Landesrundfunkzentrale den Bewerbern Gelegenheit geben, sich zu gemeinsamen Vorhaben zu
verbinden. Erst danach werde der Landesrundfunkausschuss eine Lizenzentscheidung
treffen.
Es handelt sich um die QRG's MW Rostock 558 kHz, Helpterberg 657, Putbus ("Ruegen") 729
und Schwerin 999 kHz. (ADN press release, via Kai Ludwig, May 29)
DLF Programmtip: Das Feature "Radiopropaganda im 2. Weltkrieg" Di 10. Juni, 1715 UTC
(1915 MESZ). Swingtime am Adolf-Hitler-Platz. Bereits im 2. Weltkrieg erreichte das
deutsche Radio mit neuester Technik Hoerer nicht nur in Grossbritannien, sondern auch in
Nordamerika. In Berlin ging live ein grosses Studio-Orchester auf Sendung, um mit hoher
Perfektion jene Musik zu spielen, die die Nationalsozialisten sonst unnachgiebig
verfolgten - JAZZ. Gegen den Anspruch des Propaganda-Ministeriums setzte das
Auswaertige Amt eine eigene "Rundfunkpolitische Abteilung".
GREECE/USA
Voice of Greece planning to use US relay txs. Last August we reported that
the Voice of Greece Athens had some strange registrations for bcs via VOA sites in the
US such as Delano CA which weren't actually in effect, but could this be an indication
of something that was being planned? Some suggested it was just a mistake in the
registrations, but now it seems something was being planned.
An American listener who keeps in touch with the Voice of Greece frequency manager,
received this note from him [on] 24th April: In a few months I hope we will be able to
transmit from Delano and Greenville NC. And, John says, this would refer to the 12001350 UTC bc on 9590 from Delano at a heading of 75 degrees, right across the US. So,
keep your ear on that freq or further news, in case this actually comes to pass...
(WoR, WWCR radio, via BBCM via AGDX, May 22)
In 90 days, ERT Athens will relay some 12 progr hours daily by VoA via Greenville NC and
Delano CA. ERT is being set up an earth station in Greece for this purpose.
(VoA Engineering, via Kim Elliott, VoA Communications World, May 31)
HUNGARY
RFE Hungarian documents go to national library.
Budapest's National Szechenyi Library (NSzL) and Radio Free Europe (RFE) have concluded
an agreement on handing over a copy of the RFE's Hungarian material. Under the accord,
signed on Thurs 22nd May by NSzL and RFE, in the coming years the library will receive
the copies of 4,400 rolls of tape, 200 rolls of microfilm and 650,000 pages of text, or
be entitled to make copies of the original documents. The microfilms were made between
1951 and 1960 and the textual progrs between 1951 and 1993.
RFE Hungarian txion came into being in 1951, when Americans and Hungarians joined their
forces in the hope that one day Hungary will be free and independent again.
IRAN
A radio stn identifying itself in Persian as "the Democratic Voice of Iran"
(Persian: radio-ye seda-ye azadikhahan-e iran) was monitored on 22nd May at 1730-1800
UTC on 5900 kHz.
"Dear listeners, please tell your friends to listen to our radio stn. Please also write
to us via the internet, or send us faxes to the following addresses in Sweden and
Britain: [Addresses indistinct] Fax number in the UK: 0541 525 051."
"For the time being, you can send your news reports and material to us at fax no 33-143999565 in France and 4618 314 148 in Sweden. Transmission frequencies and postal
addresses will be brought to the attention of our dear compatriots in the next
communique.
In a covering letter received by BBCM,
rendered as "Democratic Voice of Iran"
to the [advertisement's] text, we have
poor reception. Therefore, one more SW
(BBCM via AGDX, May 22-27)
the organizers asked that the radio's name be
and also said: "Please be informed that contrary
decided not to have txions on MW because of the
freq will be added instead in the near future" .
LIBYA
15415 kHz Libyan Arab Jamahirya Bcing at 1648-1710 UTC. In Hungarian with
"Moamer Kadhafi: The Green Book." (Szucs-HNG, Cumbre Dx, May 22)
[Hungarian on 22nd, Polish 23rd, Bulgarian 25th, Slovak? 31st, of the month]
LITHUANIA/GERMANY
R Vilnius to NoAM 0000-0030 Lith, 0030-0100 UTC via German Telekom
Juelich tx site on 9855 kHz. Ceased test frequ of 9875 kHz.
MONTSERRAT
Radio Antilles Montserrat has had to close down MW 930 kHz. Suspends
operation on end of May, because of continuing vulcano activity in southern part of the
island. Stn had been relaying BBC, DW, previously RCI and VoA also.
Although this isn't a shortwave item, it has some internat bcing significance.
Montserrat's Radio Antilles, which survived a hurricane eight years ago, will close at
the end of May due to problems caused by the island's active volcano, the Caribbean News
Agency reported on Friday. The Barbados-based agency, quoting a radio stn official, said
the board announced the decision to close to management and staff after a meeting on
Wed. The official attributed the closing to financial problems and the difficulty of
operating since the volcano forced the stn to relocate. Staff at the stn, which had
relayed the VoA and the BBC to much of the Carribean, had managed to keep it operating
in the months since the British island colony's Soufriere Hills volcano roared to life
in July 1995. The stn was forced to relocate from its base in the southern part of the
island, considered most threatened by the active volcano, but was able to stay on the
air and keep eight staff members working. Scientists last weekend raised the island's
volcano alert level after its activity increased. It remained at the "Orange" level in
Friday.
(Reuters WS, via Fleming/Mary Lamb, Cumbre Dx, May 27)
Radio Antilles [govt-run commercial stn], which operates out of Montserrat, has decided
to close its operations at the end of the month, a senior company official told Cana
Thurs 22nd May. The official, who requested anonymity, said the board announced the
decision to management and staff after a meeting on Wed. He said the decision stems from
financial problems and the ongoing volcanic crisis which has rocked the country. Since
the Soufriere Hills volcano started acting up on 18th Jul 1995, Radio Antilles has moved
from its base in the south, which is under evacuation orders, on three occasions. In the
northern so-called safe zone, the radio stn has also found operating from a makeshift
location difficult, since the bulk of its txion equipment is still at O'Garra's, in
southern Montserrat. The closure means that eight staffers who were kept on throughout
the crisis will be on the breadline. Following Wed's board meeting, staffers received
communication from management of the board's decision. (BBCM via AGDX, May 22)
NAMIBIA
v3289.9 kHz NBC, Windhoek at 1838-1902 UTC, German sports-talk, oldies mx,
interview, song, into Afrikaans sce at 1900 UTC.
NIGER
v9705.2 kHz La Voix du Sahel, Niamey at 1158-1207 UTC, Drums, TS, male speaker
with nx in French, lots of instrumental jingles, Niamey mentioned.
PAKISTAN
1600-1630
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
9485I 11565I 15595K to ME/NE, 11935I 15570I to EaAF
but Karachi observed wandering and splashing on 15595.6 ... 15597.9 kHz.
Jumping around up to 3 kHz within seconds. (WB, May 30-31)
PHILIPPINES
Radyo Pilipinas via Tinang tx site in English 0230-0330 UTC updated
schedule 11885 15120 15270 kHz. (Glenn Hauser WoR, May 29)
POLAND
Polish Radio's new LW masts likely to go ahead. The Polish Radio new bcing
centre can be built near Solec Kujawski, Bydgoszcz Province [northern Poland], in the
coming year.Official procedures preceding the start of the construction can be completed
still this summer. The odds are that residents of the Solec commune approved the
construction of the two over-300-m high Polish Radio masts for the first channel in the
referendum on Sunday. The channel's scope was reduced after the fall of a 650-m mast at
Konstantynowo near Gabin in 1991. The scope of the new txs will be smaller than that
guaranteed by the mast near Gabin. The Polish Radio first channel will be heard well in
Poland and in Lithuania, Belarus and most likely in Germany and Austria. The
investment's cost is put at about 15.5m US dollars. [LW 225 kHz]
RUSSIA
Thanks to Sean Warner of the Russian Internet Net
(http://www.rossiya.net/), here's an interesting newspaper story on the Voice of Russia:
http://www.spb.ru/times/current/time-stands.html
According to Warner, the St Petersburg Web is one of the better Russian Web sites. Back
up to http://www.spb.ru and have a look around.
(Thomas R. Sundstrom, trs@trsc.com May 31)
SAUDI ARABIA
BSKSA Holy Quran progr at 1600-1800 UTC well heard on 9730 to Africa,
v11708.3 kHz to Egypt, Libya, v11833.6 kHz to Yemen, EaAF.
(WB Jun 1)
SOUTH AFRICA/DENMARK
The new World Music Radio - WMR - will commence bcing as of 31st
May 1997 and will be on the air every Sat & Sun at 1800-2200 UTC on two freqs: 3345 kHz
(for SoAF only) and 6290 kHz for "the rest of the world" . The tx site is Meyerton-RSA,
and Africa will be the prime target area for the new bcs of WMR. However, the strong
signals of the 250-kW tx is also believed to be well heard in parts of SoAS, the ME and
EUR.
Monitoring observations are requested by fax (+45 70 222 888) or by e-mail to
wmr@cybernet.dk
A QSL-card will be made available for the "official" bcs as of 31st May 1997. By then
reception reports should be forwarded to: WMR, P.O. Box 112, DK-8900 Randers, Denmark enclosing return postage.
Further details on World Music Radio can be found at: www.wmr.dk
(WMR, BBCM via AGDX, May 2)
>From an e-mail by Rodgers Gamuti, Client Manager, Sentech, South Africa: Stocks and
Funds, also known as the Investment Channel, disappeared from the airwaves not too long
ago. Mr. Jerry Hoffman, President of Stocks and Funds, telephoned one late afternoon,
announcing that he was terminating the contract that same day, and that txions would
cease that same evening. A fax followed, confirming the termination. The initial
contract term was for two years. The contract was terminated just after seven weeks of
txions. The reason for terminating the contract was, in Mr. Hoffman's own words,
"Rodgers, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we have had a
tremendous response from listeners across Africa with thousands of possible investors.
Great! The bad news is that phones and faxes in Africa do not work well. It takes six
weeks for a letter to reach Atlanta from Africa. Contacting listeners and prospective
investors by fax is virtually impossible. It would take almost four months just to
establish what a listener really wants. This does not make good business sense. We,
therefore, have decided to stop bcing into Africa tonight. We are on TV in SoAM, and
will continue with that." Mr. Hoffmann did not indicate whether the termination was due
to finance, poor reception or anything at all.
(Gamuti-RSA, via Johnson Cumbre Dx, May 26)
SWEDEN
During the weekend, Radio Sweden/Teracom will try to improve the reception of
the bc in English from 1330-1400 UTC directed to NoAM, especially the western part. This
test will be on 11655 kHz, but other freqs may also be tested during the weekend.
Reception reports, preferably by e-mail or fax, are highly appreciated! A couple of T-
shirts and caps have been set aside for some of the reports arriving no later than June
5th. Please note that reports from locations outside the target area are appreciated.
The txion will use 500 kW and a curtain 4/4/0.5 antenna from the site in Hoerby, located
in the south of Sweden.
Reports may be sent to: E-mail: mni@teracom.se
Fax: +46 8 671 2060
(Nilsson Swedish Teracom via hard-core-dx, May 28)
UKRAINE
Due to several requests floating in to our address we will point out again the
up-to-date txion times via the UKR based txs. RADIO MARABU is on the air every Mon, Tue
& Thur 2000-2100 UTC on 11830 kHz, 1476 kHz and 106.7 MHz FM.
(Radio Marabu, http://www.mediaDD.de/radiomarabu/
May 28)
URUGUAY
11835 kHz, CX14 El Espectador, Montevideo, the owner Luis de Maria, owner of
died tragically in an accident May 22 at Cancun, Mexico.
Telecom authorities have ancd that the process of converting analog to digital MW and FM
bcing will be starting in year 2000. The system to be adopted is still on an evaluation
stage. (Nigro-URG, via DXW, May 23)
USA
Additional VoA Greenville 15135 kHz at 1730 UTC, on Sats media & hobby progr
"Communications World". (Glenn Hauser WoR, May 29)
15135 kHz Greenville NC, best channel here !
SINPO 45554
17895 kHz Tangiers MRC, clear channel, meant for Center Africa, but deep
fading here in Europe, SINPO 45433.
All other channels more or less disturbed, suffering by co-channel or neighbouring
channel interference.
9760 kHz Tangiers MRC, suffering on both sites, Budapest Hungary in
German on lower 9755, and
Voice of Russian English world service on upper 9765 kHz.
SINPO 32332.
Performing much better during W96 HF season.
15255 kHz Kavalla GRC, suffering by an Arabic station on co-channel !!!
SINPO 32332.
Co-channel by Radio Cairo Egypt ??
15410 kHz Tangiers MRC, poor signal level, meant for Eastern Africa.
Suffering by powerhouse signal on upper 15415 kHz,
coming from Tripolis, Libya. SINPO 23332.
15445 kHz Botswana relay, poor signal level, SINPO 23332. Suffering by
medium levelled Helsinki, Finland, on 15440 kHz.
NEW 15135 kHz is great for European listeners during Z97 summer season.
In winter season Kavalla 9760 kHz and medium wave Holzkirchen 1593 kHz
will be improved and the better choice for Center European audience.
Subject: VoA CW 1730 UTC in Europe.
Dear Wolfgang: Many thanks for the reception reports. I am pleased to get the good news
about 15135 kHz. Next I hope to get 15580 kHz extended to 2200 UTC on Sats.
73 Kim
VOA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be conducting another of its tests of a new
HF - or SW - digital transmission system. These will be via Delano, California, 20th,
21st and 22nd May at 1915-2045 UTc on 17895 kHz and 22nd May at 1615-1745 UTC on 13730
kHZ. These txions will [The following attachment could not be decoded because line 1 was
too long.] begin with the VOA ID in analogue voice mode, then various types of digital
txion that will probably be indecipherable. Reports are nevertheless welcome to let us
know about signal strength and interference. For a number of technical reasons, the
txions may have to be moved from Delano to Greenville NC. In this case the freqs would
be changed and I don't know what those new freqs would be.
(Voice of America, via DXW, 17 May)
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE eff May 30: On WWCR Nashville, Thur 2030 15685, Sat 0605 [not
0600] 3210, Sat 1130 5070, Sat 1300 15685, Sun 0900 3210, Sun 2330 5070 [June, July,
August, on 12160 instead plan seems changed, staying on 5070], Tue 1230 15685.
1900, Wed 0300, 1000--on 15050 AM in 1900-2400 period, 7385 2200-1200, 6205-USB 00001200 UTC.
Fri 2000 15050
Sun 2300 15050, 7385
Sat 0400 7385, 6205-usb
Mon 0700 7385, 6205-usb
Sat 1100 7385, 6205-usb
Tue 1900 15050
Sat 1800 15050 **
Wed 0300 7385, 6205-usb
Sun 0200 7385, 6205-usb
Wed 1000 7385, 6205-usb
Sun 0900 7385, 6205-usb
**not heard while 15050 schedule is curtailed. RFPI times may vary slightly.
Technical note: The primary transformer for the amplifier section for our 19 m freq
15050 kHz gasped its last breath after soaking up a voltage spike last weekend. We have
installed a lower rated unit while we search for a new one. Meantime, we are operating
at about one-half of the normal output of 10 kW and reducing the number of hours the
freq is on the air.
6205 kHz (USB) 0000-1200 10 kW
7385 kHz (AM) 2200-1700 30 kW
15050 kHz (AM) 1900-0000
5 kW
(Glenn Hauser, May 30)
Cuban jamming observed on 15330 kHz against R Marti-USA Spanish progr at 2200-2400 UTC.
(WB May 31)
VATICAN CITY
Voice of Love, Voice of the Humanitarian Catholic Message from LBN on
11715 kHz. This is an Arabic-language progr fr a Lebanese Catholic stn, Voix de la
Charite, relayed via Vatican Radio from 0430-0500 UTC. Their ID in Arabic is: "Sawt almahabah, sawt al-risalah al-masihiyah al-insaniyah min lubnan."
PUBLICATIONS Transmissions in English - Z97.
This is a 48 page A5 booklet with a comprehensive listing of worldwide Transmissions in
English, listed in Time Order and cross-referenced with a separate listing in Country
Order. Compiled by Alan Roe in association with the World DX Club.
Cost is only UKp 1-50, or US$3-00 or 4IRCs, including postage,
from Arthur Ward, 17 Motspur Drive, NORTHAMPTON, England, NN2 6LY.
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 312
10 Jun 1997
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BULGARIA
R Bulgaria Sofia monitoring 11720 kHz. Radio Bulgaria Sofia frequency
management departement is asking for monitoring 11720 kHz in Europe in
our evening.
Scheduled
1615-2000 UTC Plovdiv 500 kW 306 degr German, French, German, English
2100-2200 UTC Ploviv 250 kW 306 degr English
Co-channel frequency is in use by Radio Pakistan 1700-1900 UTC in Arabic, and Radyo
Pilipinas Manila, Philippines 1730-1930 UTC.
VoIRIB Tehran is also co-channel 11720 kHz between 1945-2025 UTC in Haussa.
Please send reception report to
Radio Bulgaria
Frequ Management Mr. Ivo Ivanov
fax +359 2 650 560 (may functioning on BUL daytime only)
Here are the reception conditions in Stuttgart: Up to 1900 UTC no interference at all,
here in southern Germany. Plovdiv comes in with superpower signal loud and clear, signal
strength of S=9 +60 dB. Much better than 9700 kHz.
In last half hour of Radyo Pilipinas, Manila [11720, 11890, 15190], 1900-1930 UTC slight
minor co-channel interference, but very, very low signal level, and noted on
Communications rx only. It is insignificant.
Also VoIRIB Tehran is very low, between 1945-1959 UTC not observed underneath R BUL.
After closure of Plovdiv tx, at 2000 UTC Tehran noted with very low signal level, SINPO
1-23211, but deep flutter fading. Haussa is bc in a total different azimuth direction
towards Africa, therefore no interference in Center Europe.
R BUL English at 2100-2200 UTC: Plovdiv not as strong as 500 kW in 1615-2000 UTC time
range. Signal is on lower level, would estimate using Sofia 100 kW, instead of
registered Plovdiv 250 kW. But reception in main target UK & IRL, as well as
Scandinavia, Holland, should be different.
Side band splash interference at 2100-2130 UTC by lower side band 11715 kHz VoA
Tangiers-MRC, 500 kW, 059 degr, in Serbian language, parallel MW 1593, SW 7210 9615 kHz.
BUT at present 9700 kHz signal doesn't satisfy at my location. Signal strength in
summer is only S=3. There is some splattering noise in the 9697 to 9704 kHz range, noted
on all three rxs in use. It seems, that some China mainland [white noise] jamming
against Taiwan in 9690...9695 kHz range is splattering over. Or the Voice of the Arabs
Radio Cairo Egypt on co-channel 9700 kHz is producing very unclean modulation signal, or
even is suffering by NE jamming (SYR, IRQ, IRN) against R Cairo itself on that
frequency. Sorry but I couldn't determinate the origin of the disturbance. (WB Jun 6-8)
CANADA
RCI Montreal bc Election Special on June 3rd. Came across last half hour 04290459 UTC. Via Skelton-England relay, best SIO 555 on 7235 and 11655 kHz, medium level
SIO 433 on 3985 & 6050 kHz. Irkutsk relay 15560 kHz SIO 252. (WB Jun 4)
CHINA
In the May-June issue of "The Messenger" from China Radio Internat, it is noted
that on July 1 China Radio Internat and China Nat Radio will bc the "handover ceremony"
live from Hong Kong. Time is noted as midnight on June 30, presumed to be Hong Kong
time, which is UTC +8 (So this would be July 1, 1800 UTC). No mention made of freqs, or
whether this will be a special bc or contained within normal scheduled txions. It also
noted that CRI will have a special progr July 1.
Also noted: E-mail address for CRI as <crieng@public.bta.net.cn>
(Dan Ziolkowski, via EDXP, 22 May)
CROATIA/GERMANY?
Croatian Radio monitored in NoAM performing strong signals. Should be
bc now additionally via Juelich relay of Deutsche Telekom. 0300 Croatian, 0400 English
both on 9495 kHz. On 9520 kHz at 0100 UTC few minutes bc in Spanish. (WoR Glenn HauserUSA, Jun 5)
CUBA
Thorsten Koch drew to my attention the *correct* URL for Radio Habana is
www.radiohc.org
(Andy Sennit-HOL, Jun 5)
Guarani progr at 2200-2300 UTC noted on 15340 kHz. At same time DW Antigua performed
also well, Brazilian Portuguese/Sp 2230-0050 on 15105 kHz, and much better German sce
2200-2400 UTC 15410 kHz. (WB May 31)
FRANCE
China Radio International relays over RFI Issoudun, Z97:
7305 Ro 1900-1957; 6150 Pl 2000-2027, 2030-2057 Bu, 2100-2127 Al, 2130-2157 Hu.
(NDXC via EDXP, Jun 1)
GERMANY
German "Deutsche Telekom Juelich" tx station is planning to introduce an
Internet page.
New schedule of Croatian Radio HRT Zagreb via Juelich tx site, since May 31:
9470 kHz 0900-1100 UTC 260 degr long path via SoAM to AUS, NZL
9520 kHz 0100-0300 UTC 240 degr to SoAM
9495 kHz 0300-0500 UTC 305 degr to NoAM East, to be moved to 49 mb in Sept.
9595 kHz 1800-2000 UTC 160 degr to SoAF
Test bcs of VoMedit Malta on 5890 kHz have been successful end of April and in May 1997.
But very few reports arrived concerning parallel 9625 kHz. Tests used playing magnetic
tapes at Juelich tx stn, that's explain why a significant time delay occured against
parallel VoRussia tests on 9765 kHz. Once in regular sce, new satellite equipment will
be installed in Valetta, Malta, to link Juelich tx site.
In frequency
dept, and is
Friedewald's
publisher of
management, Deutsche Telekom has an aid agreement with Deutsche Welle frequ
now a member in HFCC organization too. Are also links to ILG - Bernd
worldwide frequ. listings, and to private radio station Nexus in Italy, the
decontroled HFCC listings. (Deutsche Telekom, Jun 6)
German reg stns currently giving good reception here in Melbourne: 6005 2200-2300 &
0500-0600, 6085 2200-2230 & 0500-0600, 6030 2200-2230, 7265 2200-2300 UTC. (Bob PadulaAUS, EDXP, May 31)
On June 4th live coverage of German parliament "Bundestag" debate on LW DLF 153 kHz and
MW DLR Berlin Britz 990 kHz (x855). (Kai Ludwig-D, Jun 4)
After 25 years in use, DLF LW 153 kHz is replacing(!) antenna masts by new one's at
Donebach tx site. During the construction stage, old 100 kW unit at Koenigs Wusterhausen
[ex GDR tx] is in use, from Senderhouse #3. (DLF Techn. Dept., Jun 5)
INDONESIA
The operation in 19mb of RRI-Jakarta returned to former schedule on June 2.
15150 kHz was not heard again, and 15125 kHz operates from local morning to 1300 UTC
singing off. (Jembatan, Juichi Yamada-JAP, Jun 4)
LIBYA/NIGER/BRAZIL
Interesting signals on 9705 kHz channel. Before 0659 UTC an unid
Brazilian stn in Portuguese at approx. odd v9704 kHz.
Then at 0659 UTC La Voix du Sahel, Niamey, is starting. Andy, WRTH '97 print out 1100
UTC?!
And at varying 0725...0730 UTC Libya starting its test tone performance ahead of both
stations. Parallel 1000 Hertz test tone signals on 6155 underneath Vienna, new 9655
(x7120), and 11770 kHz. (WB Jun 7)
LITHUANIA
Universelles Leben, the German missionary radio progr that is bc via
Lithuania as well, will be bc with a different schedule from Sitkunai SW stn starting
June 1, 1997. The schedule will be as follows:
Suns 1100-1200 German 9710 50 259 degr
1200-1230 English 9710 50 259 degr
1300-1330 Russian 9710 50
79 degr
Reception reports, especially for the new Russian half-hour bcs, are highly welcome.
Reports should be sent to:
Universelles Leben, SANTEC-Studio, Marienstrasse 1, D-97070 Wurzburg,
Germany. Reports on first five Russian bcs (June 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29) will also be
verified by the txing stn, if accompanied by 1 IRC and sent to the following address:
LRTC Kauno filialas, Vaizganto 13, LT-3000 Kaunas, Lithuania.
(Zilionis-LTU, May 31)
MONACO/ALBANIA
On v9904.9 kHz, Norea Radio via TWR, May 29, *1930, TWR Electric Piano
IS, Finnish and Swedish announcements, including ID in Swedish as "Norea Radio Sverige".
Then a religious progr in Finnish called "Raamattu kannesta kanteen" (Bible from
beginning to the end), produced by the Finnish national church, continuing through 2000
UTC. Announcement at beginning and at 2030* UTC after what appeared to be a half-hour
progr in Swedish mentioned that the progr is on 1503 kHz all year around, and on SW
during the summer months, 31 meters. Xmtr drifted up as high as 9904.92, was quickly
adjusted back down to 9904.9, and had drifted downwards to 9904.88 kHz by signoff. 1503
kHz is apparently via Poland, acc to the TWR Monaco web page at
http://www.gospelcom.net/twr/t_monte_carlo.htm.
Special thanks for language identification and translations to Risto Kotalampi in #swl,
who was listening to samples I was feverishly ftp'ing him.
(Novello-NC, via Kai Ludwig, Jun 1)
[9905 kHz heard here on June 3rd & 4th. Modulation of Norea Radio is
somewhat "scratching", so assumed to becoming rather from Albania.
Kai Ludwig, Jun 6]
Yes, TWR via Cerrik-ALB, 1930-2030 UTC, 100 kW, 033 degr.
(Acc Chuck Roswell, TWR Vienna, via EDXP, via No. Uno, Jun 5)
PERU
4790 kHz Radio Atlantida, Iquitos at 2327-2336 UTC. Advertisements (e.g. Coca
Cola), ID, informative progr, mentioning Malaria.
v9721.6 kHz Radio Victoria, Lima at 2220-2252 UTC. Singing children, male speaker in
Spanish, mention of "...Lima, Peru", LA music, ID. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Jun 3-4)
v6676.24 kHz, R. Huamachuco, 0131-0155* UTC, Nice OA campo mx w/excited sounding M anncr
between and over songs. Many ments of Peru and ". . . del Campo" possibly pgm name.
Clear ID by M at 0142 UTC. Obvious canned s/off ID anmnt w/QTH by M over Herm Alperts !
"A Taste of Honey", and pgm end. Carrier stayed on however. A tone began abt 0158 UTC,
but the signal disappeared altogether at 0201. Fairly strong but high Thunderstorm QRN
lvls. Tnx H. Klemetz tip. (Dave Valko-USA, Jun 3)
PHILIPPINES
Radio Mindoro. -- Interesting excerpts from a letter of O.M.F. - Overseas
Missionary Fellowship [in German: UMG - Ueberseeische Missions Gemeinschaft e.V., Am
Hensunger Hof 12, D-35325 Muecke.] Communic Dept. International Center Singapore.
"... Mike Harrison has forwarded onto me your letter regarding Radio Mindoro. Your
question comes at a good time in regard to the radio stn. I will first give you a little
background information.
The radio stn bcs on SW in the hill above the Mangyan Bible School in Mindoro. The frequ
is 3345 kHz. At present the stn is on the air three times a week, Wed and Sat mornings
and Sun afternoons. In total there are about 6 hours of progrs a week.
The power supply for the stn had previously been provided by a small hydro-electric
plant close to the stn.
However at the end of 1993 there were several typhoons which caused extensive flooding
and damage and the hydro plant was destroyed. We were uncertain what the future was for
the station, but then a visitor gave a gift enabling a diesel generator to be purchased,
and bcing recommended. We are finding the bcing is more expensive as we have to use the
diesel generator, and this is one of the reasons we have reduced the number of hours
bcs. In addition, possibly due to uncertainties that have existed about the future of
the stn the number of donations being received for this project have reduced.
The station is a joint project between OMF - Overseas Missionary Fellowship, FEBC
Manila, and MTCA - the Mangyan Tribal Church Association. The MTCA provide the personnel
for the announcing and the programming. FEBC provide the technical personell and
technical assistance. And OMF provide some of the local management and funds for running
the stn. Recently FEBC have put in an application for a MW frequ. This would enable
progrs to recieved by a much larger audience. However the stn would need to be moved in
order to do this. ..."
(John Richards, Mindonoro Superintendent, via Dr. H.J.Biener-D KiR, May 31)
POLAND
Polskie Radio additional SW outlet. Today at 1015 UTC I came across Polskie
Radio in Czech on 5995 kHz, typical low modulation depht, no //in 49 and 41 mb found.
These program lasted until 1025 UTC, and from 1030 onwards a bc in Polish was aired. At
the begin of the Polish progr only the "Eutelsat Hot Bird" subcarrier by "TV Polonia"
was given. Obviously these is an additional SW outlet in //with the "Eutelsat" satellite
transmissions. Usually Polskie Radio has SW outlets only between 1100 and 2055 (in
winter 1 h later), further bcs out of this hours was until now aired via satellite only
and are not listed in WRTH. (Kai Ludwig-D, Jun 2)
[Pope John Paul II is currently visiting Poland, any special event bc?, ed]
RUSSIA
Thanks to a tip of Eric Weng via Dr. Juergen Kubiak, polish private catholic
radio program "Radio Maryja" observed on 7400 kHz also, daily at 2000-2200 UTC, since
May 19. [c.f. BC-DX 308 6255 kHz 1755-2000 UTC]
R Marya heard here by Kai Ludwig on Jun 4th also, SINPO 55545. Typical powerful Russian
tx & good modulation, superb feeder line. Russia registered 7400 kHz in Z96(!) season
for Samara 250 kW 280 degrees. (WB June 4)
China Radio International, Z97, Russian relays:
1600-1657 Ar 15540 St. Petersburg 1800-1827 Fa 12065 StPetersburg
1830-1927 Ar 12035 Kurovskaya
2030-2127 Fr 9890 Samara
2200-2257 En 7170 Taldom. (NDXC, via EDXP, Jun 1)
Trans World Radio, Z97 Russian relays:
0000-0030
0030-0200
1130-1600
1200-1300
Assamese (En Sa/Su) 7430 Tashkent
12035 Irkutsk
Indian langs (En 1530-1600) 12005 Irkutsk
Ch 7205 Ussuriysk. (NDXC via EDXP, Jun 1)
R Mayak is on new 3965 kHz between 0200-2200 UTC. Murmansk 20 kW is listed in the Z97
schedule, but the actual site is reported to be Arkhangelsk; USB + carrier is used.
Voice of Russia in Serbo Croatian replaced 9865 by 15455 kHz, 1800-1900 UTC.
Voice of Russia, WS in Russian, Z97 additions and corrections [c.f. bc-dx #308].
GPR-3 Samara 1700-2100 7300 (x7400)
addit 1500-1600 & 1700-1800 15490
GPR-2 St. Petersburg addit 1700-1900 11920
R Islamskaya Volna & R Kala Aturaya are on new 9865 (x9860).
Radio Islamskaya Volna (Islamic Wave), Z97 schedule.
Tue-Fri in Russian, Arabic, Tatar.
Radio Kala Aturaya (Voice of Assyrian), Z97 schedule.
Sat in Assyrian, Russian, English, Persian, Arabic.
1314 Kamo-ARM.
1530-1600 UTC 7325 Krasnodar.
The following regional stns are active on SW, as of May 1997:
kHz
kW
UTC
location
4040
5 2100-1900 Tura
4485
17 2300-2100 Ufa
4520
2 1700-1500 Palana
4820
50 2300-2100 Khanty-Mansiysk
4825
50 1900-2100 Yakutsk
4860
80 1900-2100 Chita
4895
50 2300-2100 Tyumen
5015 100 0700-1300 & 1800-2200 Vladivostok (Ussuriysk?)
5290
5 2300-1430 Perm
5290
50 2100-1900 Krasnoyarsk
5930
50 0100-2300 Murmansk
5940 100 1700-1500 Magadan
6160
40 0100-2300 Arkhangelsk
7140
50 1900-1700 Yakutsk
7200
5 0100-1500 Yoshkar-Ola
7200 100 1900-1700 Yakutsk
7210 100 1900-1700 Khabarovsk
7320 100 1700-1500 Magadan
7345
50 2000-1800 Yakutsk
9530 100 1700-1500 Magadan
9600 100 1700-1500 Magadan
11650
5 1500-2100 Perm
11840
15 1700-1500 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
15165
5 1530-2300 Yoshkar-Ola
All txions are one hour later in winter season Nov-Mar.
All regional stns relay Radio Rossii, when they don't bc their own progrs.
(Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, May 26)
SOUTH AFRICA
6290 kHz WMR, 1954-2058 UTC, May 31, mx progrs, with lots of IDs as "This
is World Music Radio" or "WMR", jingles, comments by M announcers, also mention of fax
number 45-70-222888 and address P.O.Box 112, DK-8900 Randers, Denmark. SINPO: 35443.
(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, May 31)
TAIWAN
www page address of VoFree China, mostly in Chinese letters
bcc.com.tw/global/vofc/vofc01/vofc01.htm
But scrolling downwards will result in showing you some pictures of the VoFCh editorial
personell, readable are some programme schedules in western languages, ... as well as
some typo's and fault's.
Our parent-house BCC is offering Taiwanese domestic sce progrs in Real Audio:
all news sce and pop mx channel. On BCC homepage (bcc.com.tw) under the headline
"Broadcasting Corporation of China" and photo picture of the bc house, you will see six
"buttons", three in red colour in upper row, single violet and two yellow buttons in
below row. The upper left button links to Popular Network, the below leftest
to News Network. On following page click then Real Audio.
Carsten Hoefer is leaving VoFCh, so send all e-mail to German service
overseas@bcc.com.tw
And state always as "subject" clearly "German Service" on all e-mail or fax.
Special bc of VoFCh on Tue July 1st, when British Hong Kong colony will be restituted to
mainland China. Hong Kong is very important for Taiwan in political and economical
respect, and is Taiwan's open door to China, the second largest export market for
Taiwan.
German sce Tue Jul 1st, 1815-1900 (9955 kHz), 2115-2200 (15600, 17750 kHz).
Sat Jul 12 feature on Taiwanese opposition movement, Democratic Progressive Party DPP.
1825-1900, 2125-2200 UTC.
(VoFCh, German sce, Carsten Hoefer, cheese@asiaonline.net.tw
)
TUNISIA
RTT in Arabic wandering down fr 11730 to v11728.4 kHz at 1830 UTC.
(WB Jun 7)
UNIDENTIFIED
7)
jamming station observed on 11545 kHz at 2130 UTC. Against whom? (WB Jun
USA
Consulting company George Jacobs & Associates, Inc. announced th following Z97
season changes:
ADD: KSDA Guam
7455 kHz 1600-1700UT 100kW 165 degr to zone 41
ADD: KVOH Tbilisi 12120 kHz 1400-1600UT 100kW 122 degr to zone 41
(Bob German-USA, Jun 4)
Glenn Hauser's 'Mundo Radial' heard in Italy Fri 2115-2130 on 15685 kHz.
World of Radio outlets on 15685 kHz are also well heard all over Europe.
Monitoradio announces all-religious programming starts June 28 (recording) so WSHB must
not be sold yet.
KHBI dropping 5 bcs, so more RFA relays, two more languages?
(Glenn Hauser-USA World of Radio, Jun 5-10)
Two new txions for DXing with Cumbre
WHRI Angel 1 (To: South America/Caribbean)
2130-2200 Sun 9495 kHz (new)
KWHR Angel 3 (To: Asia/Pacific)
1130-1200 Sat 9930 kHz (new)
Address for written and taped reception reports:
World Harvest Radio, P.O. Box 12, South Bend IN 46624, U.S.A.
RFA in Vietnamese at 2340 UTC observed on 11580 kHz from UNID tx site, also on 9975 kHz.
(WB May 31)
UZBEKISTAN
Radio Tashkent, Z97 schedule:
1130-1200 Uighur, 1330-1400 Ch, 1430-1500 Uighur, 2230-2300 Ch, 2230-0000 Uighur all on
5060;
1200-1230 En, 1230-1300 Urdu, 1300-1330 Hindi, 1330-1400 En, 1400-1430 Urdu, 1430-1500
Hindi all on 15295 9715 7285 7190; 1520-1550 Dari 9715 9540 7285 6190;
1550-1630
1630-1700
1700-1730
1830-1900
1935-2030
2030-2100
0100-0130
0230-0330
Uz 9715 9545 9540 7285 6190;
Fa, 1700-1730 Ar 9715 7285 6190;
Tu 9545 9540;
1730-1830 Uz 9715 9545;
Fa 9540 7285;
1900-1930 Ar 6190;
Ge 11905 9545 9540 6230 5060 5035;
En, 2130-2200 En 9545 9540;
En, 0130-0200 Dari, 0200-0230 Pashto 7285 5975 5955;
Uz 9545 9540 7285 5975 5955;
0400-0430 Tu 15200 15165.
Uzbek Radio: Local 4510 0930-1000, 1200-1230; Uzbek-1 5995 0000-2100; Uzbek-2 15200
0430-1400, 15165 0430-1230, 4850 0000-2300, 9540 1630-1700 2100-2130 2200-2300, 9545
1300-1530, 1630-1700, 2100-2130, 2200-2300. (NDXC via EDXP, Jun 1)
Observed on 9540//4850 with HS-2, 2100-2130, 31/5. Also observed on 5060 *2230 Ch, 30/5,
(Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP, Jun 1)
[observed here in EUR on both 9540 and 9545(x7105)].
Hinweis auf ein Angebot der AGDX im WWW:
Puenktlich zu Beginn der Urlaubszeit bietet die AGDX auf der Webseite
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/wwh/euro.html
Tips, wie mit einfachen Empfaengern (z.B. auch Autoradio) in den wichtigsten
europaeischen Urlaubsgebieten deutsche Stationen auf Mittelwelle empfangen werden
koennen. Die Webseite enthaelt ausserdem Hinweise auf interessante MittelwellenLokalsender in einigen Urlaubsgebieten. Die Informationen wurden vom MittelwellenRedakteur der Fachzeitschrift "Weltweit Hoeren", Klaus Spielvogel, zusammengestellt.
(AGDX, Jun 1)
TDP, the "Transmitter Documentation Project" has included 2 new sces to it's homepage at
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SHORTWAVE TRANSMITTER AIRTIME
an overview of airtime for sale and of stations
looking for airtime
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details about and links to shortwave transmitter
tube manufacturers
Another service will be added in the near future :
SHORTWAVE TRANSMITTER MARKETPLACE
an overview of new and second hand shortwave
transmitters for sale
Welcome to the world of shortwave radio transmitters !
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The TDP homepage deals with shortwave radio broadcast transmitters in all possible ways.
We supply information on the shortwave transmitters installed around
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If you need a new or second hand shortwave transmitter, this is the
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DF5SX
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BC-DX 313
16 Jun 1997
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BANGLA DESH
7185 kHz at 1236-1300 UTC, ext sce of R Bangla Desh, English, tx problems,
break downs. SINPO 45443, soft song "Long live Bangla Desh".
(Roland Schulze-PHL, Jun 3)
BOSNIA i HERCEGOVINA
Radio BIH in Bosnian is back on the air since May 4th. v7102.5 kHz, USB mode, signing on
every day approx. between 0400-0530 UTC. Ann MW 612 kHz, SW 7105, & FM network. ID is:
Ovdje je Radio Bosnje i Herzegovine na srednim talasima chetiristo i devetdeset metara
(on MW 490 m) ili shestodvanaeset kiloherza, na kratkim talasima od cheterdeset i jedan
metara (on SW 41 m) odnoso sedamtisocha i pet kHz (on 7105 kHz) i mrezha ultrakratkih
predajnika (on FM network).
(PanIview-BUL, [Rumen Pankov, Ivo Ivanov, O.Chengeliev, S.Ivanova, Jun 3)
BULGARIA
R Bulgaria in Turkish now on 5900 kHz (x6040) Mo-Fr 0415-0500, Sa/Su 05000630 UTC. (PanIview-BUL, Jun 3)
R Bulgaria Plovdiv tx site was totally silent on June 10th, at about 1800-1900 UTC. Only
Sofia on 5860 & 7425 kHz, and dom home sce relay Stolnik on 7670 kHz could be observed.
At about 2100 UTC Ploviv in Arabic was on air again. (WB, Jun 10)
CANADA
Acc to Radio Canada International Montreal schedule, bc in English/French 13301459 UTC to Europe from Sines-POR observed on 15535 (ex 15325) kHz. (Juergen Kubiak-D,
Jun 8)
CHAD
7120 kHz Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne, N'Djamena 1540-1601* UTC Native mx,
vernacular talk, drums, IS, ID and freqs in French, IS again and off.
(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Jun 14)
CHINA
David Forster in OZDX has a survey of Chinese reg stns he heard in April. 40%,
compared with WRTH, are inactive and have been replaced by MW and FM frequencies. Hubei
is no longer on SW, 3940 is inactive. Nei-Menguu is now only on 3900 and 4750 kHz.
Inactive Hohot used to be on 8 SW freqs. 45 channels are active and 20 of China's 30
regions are on SW, if you include CRI tx sites. (via WDXC Contact Jun)
CRI Beijing changes: English 1700-1757 UTC new 7150 and new 11910 kHz.
Chinese 1500-1700 new 11825. Russian 1600-1900, new 9730, 1800-2000 new 11685 (x7435).
(PanIview-BUL, Jun 3)
In the May-June issue of "The Messenger" from China Radio Internat, it is noted that on
July 1 China Radio Internat and China Nat Radio will bc the "handover ceremony" live
from Hong Kong. Time is noted as midnight on June 30, presumed to be Hong Kong time,
which is UTC +8. No mention made of freqs, or whether this will be a special bc or
contained within normal scheduled txions. It also noted that CRI will have a special
progr July 1. Also noted: E-mail address for CRI as: crieng@public.bta.net.cn
(Dan Ziolkowski, via EDXP, 22 May)
BUT, midnight in the GMT + 8 time zone is 1600 UTC, which is the correct time for the
handover. (Dan Ferguson-USA, Jun 12)
[So this would be June 30th, 1600 UTC, ed]
(most likely from Saudi Arabia) Voice of Iraqi People in Arabic now 1300-2300 UTC
v9568.6 11713 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Jun 3)
Democratic Voice of Iran [via TJK or UZB?] in Persian has been monitored on 5900 kHz at
1730-1800 UTC, since May 12th. (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN via RNMN, Jun 12)
COSTA RICA
Scratchy noise on 31mb around 1200 UTC has been traced to TIFC, Costa Rica
on 9645 kHz [not 6145 as I said!!]. (Glenn Hauser WoR, Jun 12)
ECUADOR
In compliance with a govt request, HCJB World Radio plans to relocate its
internat tx site at Pifo, Ecuador, just east of Quito. Ecuador's Civil Aviation
headquarters recently announced that a new Quito airport will be constructed near Pifo.
HCJB has owned the 110-acre tx site for which the stn is negotiating for govt
compensation. The site houses 11 txs, as well as 32 antenna systems and towers. HCJB
Pres Ron Cline calls the relocation is a huge job of up to four years, but says the
govt's decision is no disaster for HCJB. He says, "God has a great plan for us." He says
HCJB will study how to best continue gospel radio bcs worldwide, and that relocation
will allow ministry reorganization in light of new opportunities worldwide.
(HCJB/Simpson/EDXP/Padula-AUS, via NASWA Jun 11)
This means HCJB will no longer attempt to bc direct from Ecuador to Europe (they're
already seeking a relay), and may also have to use a SoAmerican relay to reach
NoAmerica. The whole shebang could take up to 4 years to pass, but at the end of that
time we may no longer be able to hear HCJB direct from Ecuador.
(HCJB DXPL/Hauser/WOR, via NASWA, Jun 11)
GEORGIA
Radio Georgia was heard underneath BBC on 11760 kHz, 1930-2100 UTC in English,
German, and Russian. (PanIview-BUL, Jun 3)
Consulting company George Jacobs & Associates, Inc. announced th following Z97 season
changes. Please note the following change in our Z-97 schedule. Fr Jul 4, 1997 til the
end of the Z-97 season:
ADD: KVOH Tbilisi 12120 kHz 1400-1600UT 100kW 122 degr to zone 41
ADD: KVOH Tbilisi 9310 kHz 1700-1800UT 100kW 302 degr to zones 18,27,28
(Bob German-USA, Jun 4 / 12)
GERMANY/PORTUGAL
Deutsche Welle, Voice of Germany, in Croatian and Albanian 1700-1800
UTC replaced 11785 by 11905 kHz, //15470, both Sines-POR, 250 kW, 75 degr. (PanIviewBUL, Jun 3)
German
0400-0600
2200-2400
Bosnian 1200-1230
Croatian 1230-1300
Macedon 1300-1330
Chinese 1330-1355
Persian 0900-0950
Romanian 0830-0930
Romanian 1900-2000
Russian 0000-0100
Russian 1500-1800
Russian 1800-2100
Serbian
Serbian
Serbian
Serbian
Spanish
(DW tune
addit Wertachtal 11795 500 kW 270 degr to OCE?.
11795 (x7340) Novosibirsk-RUS 1000 kW 85 degr to FE.
15545(x15470) Sines-POR 250 kW 75 degr
11925(x11865) Trincomalee-CLN 250 kW 25 degr
12045(x12025) Samara-RUS 200 kW 188 degr
11615(x11675) Wertachtal 500 kW 125 degr
7115(x 7125) Nauen
500 kW 125 degr
12065(x12085) Vladivostok-RUS 200 kW 320 degr
7135
Wertachtal 500 kW 45 degr
7125
Wertachtal 500 kW 45 degr
delete 0630-0645 UTC. BUT additional:
1330-1430 7185
Wertachtal 500
1330-1430 9770
Wertachtal 500
1330-1430 15545
Sines-POR 250
0200-0255 6040(x 6045) Wertachtal 500
in, July edition)
HUNGARY
The Anniversary Register.
The responses to the invitation to join in
Budapest DX Show has been magnificent. The
of listeners able to verify their years of
Thirty Or More, Twenty Or More, and Ten Or
excerpts from the earliest files.
kW 120 degr
kW 120 degr
kW 75 degr
kW 270 degr
the celebrations of 40 years of the R
Anniversary Register already has four files
tuning in to Radio Budapest; Forty Or More,
More. This month we begin publication of
It is a sobering thought that all the listening recorded in those files was done during
the early years of the Cold War. RB bcs then included sizeable chunks of propaganda; not
the sort of thing that helped one make an informed judgement on Hungarian life or
policies. Indeed, the DX Show was launched on 4th Oct 1957, as a first tentative attempt
by RB bcs to escape the constraints imposed by Cold War propaganda. They won a notable
victory when the powers-that-be conceded that the DX Show should have its own frequency
and air time, and be free from political content.
Nevertheless, RB bcing was not exactly recommended listening in the West, as anecdotes
from W.B.MacLachlan and R.C.Watts will illustrate. Reading them one needs to have in
mind what might have befallen a Hungarian student or serviceman who sent reception
reports to Western stns, assuming in the first place that they would have any reception
to report. Listening to Western radios was made impossible by the simple expedient of
jamming.
Memories like these, our own and those of our listeners, make the Anniversary Register a
mirror of the history of the past four decades. Perhaps, it is best summed up by John R.
Megson who contrasts bcs from the fifties with those of 1997: "One thing is clear, the
enormous contrast between Hungary today and the Hungary I first knew from my radio
listening...".
(R Budapest International magazine, June)
MEMORIES -...I first began listening to RB in 1955, using Stromberg Carlson SW radio... One of my
most vivid memories is when I won a case of Tokay wine in a contest in mid May 1956...
Another memory is when the FBI investigated me (I was all of 16 at the time) for
listening to "subversive propaganda" of Radio Budapest. A light clicked in my mind ...
to look at the correspondence, there were telltale marks that all the letters from RB
had been steamed open and examined. (W.B.MacLachlan-USA)
...and my first QSL was for a transmission dated Aug 4, 1957. (Knud Eriksen-DEN)
...As far as verification fr RB my first was on 6250 kHz, and my listening goes back to
the 1930's. (Arthur T. Cushen-NZL)
...I started listening in Dec 1957. First QSL of RB dated on Febr 11, 1958.
(Bjoern Fransson-SWE)
I am enclosing a QSL from July 1958, when I was living in England. My rx was an EC WD
Surplus R1155, which was quite good. Congrats ... (Bill Farmer-AUS, now retired)
My rx was an American Nacional NC60 with 4 valves. QSL card I received in 1959.
(Raimo Aarnimetsa-SWE)
Copy of my 1960 QSL card while a Officer with the US Air Force in Germany in Top Secret
security clearance at the time. Was mailing reports via Deutsche Bundespost and the West
German Intelligence Sce was of course reading my mail. Ended up being investigated to
see if I was a security risk. "Advised" not to communicate with the EaEUR countries. In
the "old days" I used a Philips radio, which cost in a military store for US $ 21 these
days. (R.C. Watts-USA)
I missed your first DX bc on 4 Oct 1957, as that was the date of the first Russian
Sputnik's launch. (Bob Duggan N4IA, Atlanta, USA,
URL http://www.guernsey.net/-sgibbs/www.html
)
All started by Eddie Startz on R Hilversum, international DXing took off! I am old
enough to believe it was 'a bit naughty' to listen to R Luxembourg. Thanks are due to
your P.T.T. authority for having the resources available in these 'broad-minded' times
to still manage the service. ... but future of even the BBC WS is under microscope.
(John Gomer-England)
I have been a listener to RB for a long time, first RR on 23 Dec 1966, QSL card is dated
Sept 24, 1967. I have got the RBSWC newsletter either directly, or via the World Wide DX
Club Germany. (Borje Nilsson-SWE)
INDIA
AIR Tibetan sce - jamming noted at 0130-0200 UTC on Bangalore 11900 & 13700 kHz
both 500 kW, but parallel Panaji-Goa 9565 kHz 250 kW not affected. The 1215 UTC bc on
Aligarh 7410 kHz 250 kW, Delhi 9565 100, Bangalore 11695 500, freqs are not affected
either. (WDXC Contact Jun)
[but jamming heard here in EUR last winter in 1215 UTC time slot too, ed]
All India Radio Frequency Changes - effective 5th May 1997.
Home Services: AIR Itanagar 4990 replaces 4790, an interchange with Chennai. This was
eff due to interference fr Azad Kashmir Radio, Muzaffarabad on 4790. The newly allocated
afternoon freq for AIR Itanagar is 6150 kHz. Reception reports could be sent to Mr
Suresh Naik, Superintending Engineer.
AIR Gangtok: 3390 signs on at 0030. Radio Kashmir, Srinagar: 4950 signs on at 0030. AIR
Vividh Bharati, Delhi, Guwahati, Chennai & Mumbai: 10330 evening sign on is at 1245 (ex
1330) UTC. AIR Guwahati 7280 afternoons now signs on at 0945 (ex 1015). AIR Shimla unconfirmed reports of usage of 4930 kHz.
Ext Sces: As the sixth 500 kW tx in Bangalore and the first 250 kW tx at Aligarh are off
air for maintenance (lack of spares actually), some of the sces have been cancelled or
move to other txs. Some of these cancelled sces might be back on air already. 0000-0045
Tamil to SoEaAS 4790 replaced 4990 via Chennai 100kW - see Itanagar above. 0130-0229
Nepali to NEP on 9550 via Aligarh 250 kW is cancelled.
0130-0200 Tibetan to Tibet-CHN on 11900 & 13700 both via Bangalore 500 kW suffers from
jamming, but 9565 via Panaji 250 kW does not suffer from jamming. Also 1215- 330 Tibetan
to Tibet-CHN on 11695, 9565 & 7410 does not suffer from jamming.
0315-0530 Hindi / Gujarati / Swahili to EaAF on 17625 via Bangalore 500 kW is cancelled;
0430-0530 Arabic to Saudi Arabia on 17785 via Bangalore 500 kW moved to Aligarh 250 kW;
1000-1100 English GOS to PAC on 15050 via Aligarh 250 kW cancelled; 1115-1215 Bamar to
Myanmar on 11710 replaces 10330 via Kingsway 50 kW. 1300-1500 Sinhala to Sri Lanka on
9700 via Aligarh 250 kW is not heard - cancelled? 1515-1730 Swahili / Hindi to EaAF on
15075 via Bangalore 500 kW is cancelled.
- All India Radio's website http://www.air.kode.net has been online since 2 May 1996
with a text based sce. Fr 13 Jan it has been providing audiofiles of its progrs in
RealAudio 2.0 format.
There is also a private Indian radio stn that has gone on the net. At
http://www.radioasianet.com
is Radio Asia Net launched by Delhi based Corum Medium
Corpor with round-the-clock songs from Hindi films (a staple diet), news headlines,
business information related to stocks and shares and travel information to net surfers
around the world in English and in Hindi, besides a countdown progr, interviews with
celebrities and a cricket talk show. A free sce, the radio stn hopes to recover costs
from advertising of Indian products, matrimonial and real estate classifieds to
expatriates. This is an innovative way to get around restrictive bcing practices in this
country which is country under debate under the Indian Parliament.
(DX Grapevine, via EDXP, Jun 1)
INDONESIA
v4789.1 kHz RRI Fak Fak, 0945-1000 UTC signing-off, high QRN, active again.
IRAN
VoIRIB Tehran changes: Haussa 1945-2027 UTC 11750 replaced by 11720 kHz. Bosnian,
Albanian, Italian 1730-1927 UTC new 5925 kHz, and //7340 & 9615 kHz.
ISRAEL
KOL Israel in Russian 1730-1855 UTC addit 9365 kHz (co-channel QRM CRI in
Russian!), //7465, 9435 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Jun 3)
ITALY
There are no Sunday "Wavescan" bcs in the worldwide AWR English network via
various tx sites and countries, on 9465 kHz at 0400 UTC. 11640 0600, 15620 1700, 9830 &
11610 2030, 15170 1030, 11600 & 13580 1630. (PanIview-BUL, Jun 3)
KIRIBATI
on new 9810 kHz at 0900-1005 UTC signing-off, USB mode, co-channel VoRussia
in English. (Roland Schulze-PHL, Jun 3)
KOREA
SOUTH. R. Korea International complete sked:
0000-0100
0000-0100
0100-0200
0100-0200
0200-0300
0300-0400
0700-0800
0800-0900
0800-0900
0900-1000
1000-1030
1000-1100
1030-1100
1030-1100
1100-1130
1100-1200
Japanese
9640 11810
Korean
5975 15575
Korean
7275
Spanish
11725 11810 15575
English
7275 11725 11810 15575
Korean
7275 11725 11810 15575
Korean
7550 9555
English
9570 13670
Japanese
5975 7275 9640
Korean
5975 7275 7550 9570 13670
Spanish
7550 11715 11725
Korean
5975 6135 7275 9570 13670
English
11715
Spanish
7550 11725
Korean-nx 6145 9640 9650 11725
Russian
5975 6135 7275
1130-1230
1130-1230
1200-1230
1200-1300
1230-1300
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1400-1500
1400-1500
1600-1700
1600-1700
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2100-2130
2100-2200
2100-2200
2130-2200
2200-2300
2200-2300
2300-2400
2300-2400
Indonesian
Mandarin
English
Japanese
English
Chinese
French
Korean
Indonesian
Japanese
Arabic
English
French
Russian
Korean
German
Russian
Spanish
Arabic
English
French
German
Russian
Spanish
English
French
Korean
English
Chinese
Spanish
Indonesian
Korean
9570 13670
9640
7285
5975 6135 7275
7285 9570 9640 13670
5975 6135 7285
9570
9640 13670
13670
5975
6480 7275 15575
5975 9515 9870
7275 9515 9870
6480
5975 7550 15575
6480 7275
9875
9515 9870
6480 7550 9515 9870 15575
5975 7275
6145
6145 7550 15575
5975
6480 7275 9870
3970 6480 15575
9870
5975 7275 9640
6480 15575
5975 7275 9640
6480
7275 9640
5975 15575 (Matthews-OH, via NASWA, Jun 11)
MOLDOVIA
VoRussia relay in English via Grigoriopol Maiac 13815 kHz at 2000-2100 UTC.
MONGOLIA
R Mongolia Internat, in English at 1230 UTC, ID, SINPO 34433. (Roland
Schulze-PHL, Jun 3)
MOROCCO
RTM Rabat in Arabic daily 1000-2103 UTC on 15345 kHz.
PERU
v7040.44 kHz. R Melodia(t). Signal poor before my sunset 2325 UTC, best S5-7
around sunset, than faded a bit. A few annts prior to Peruvian NA 0049-0053, carrier
off. This is a probable, but would like to get a decent ID on tape. Echo turned up too
high and CW interference, some within 50 Hz of frequ, combined to make this a tough one
despite decent signal level. At this time of the year, it's a 20-minute window to do so.
(Sundstrom-NJ-USA, Jun 8)
First log: R Nacional del Peru, Lima, observed on unusual time 1230-1255 UTC, then fadeout on 6095 kHz. (Roland Schulze-PHL, Jun 2)
PHILIPPINES
(c.f. bc-dx #312) v3345.5 kHz, R Mindoro DZB II, religious radio stn,
fade-in at 0840 UTC. Active again. (Roland Schulze-PHL, Jun 3)
Radio Veritas Asia, Manila changes: Filipino 1500-1525 (-1555 Wed, Fri, Sun) replaced
11715/9540 by 9680 kHz. Russian at 1430-1525 UTC replaced 9670/9665 by 9660 kHz.
(schedule via PanIview-BUL, Jun 3)
POLAND
New Radio Tower. A new AM Poland Radio I Program broadcast tower will be
erected near Solec Kujawski, following a local referendum just completed to approve it's
construction. The local population is hoping that many jobs will be created to erect and
operate the tower. The new tower is a replacement for a fallen steel mast, which
crumbled to the ground several years ago, as a result of errors in maintenance. Since
the replacement is not going to be as tall as the original, it's signal strength will be
weaker.
(DONOSY - LIBERAL DIGEST May 27, ISSN 0867-6860. Contact Barbara Klimas at
bw641@freenet.carleton.ca - via Joerg Hertzer-D, Jun 9)
PORTUGAL
RDP Lisbon in Portuguese: Mo-Fr 0900-1100, Sa-Su 0800-1800 UTC, 17685
replaced by 17725 kHz. Mo-Fr 1600-2000, Sa-Su 1500-2200 replaced 11870 by 11740.
QATAR
QBS Doha in Arabic: 0200-0705 & 1705-2130 11785 (x7210).
0705-1305 17770 (x15395). 1305-1705 11785 (x11750). 0200-2130 v9570.2 kHz.
RUSSIA
Special Polar News in Russian language via Samara 9490 kHz, 1515-1545 UTC on
Mons only! These txions are beamed to the Antarctic continent.
Radio Station Tikhey Okean via Chita 11655 kHz at 1832 UTC.
1800-1900 UTC Irkutsk 9895 kHz 250 kW 125 degr. Chita 11655 1000 150, both under R
Nederland. (Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, Apr 12; PanIview-BUL, Jun 3)
Radio Maryja - The Voice of our Home - in Polish on the air 1500-2200 UTC on 7400 kHz,
relayed Vatican Radio Polish 1800-1820 UTC, but 8 seconds signal delay.
Now 1500[today 14th open carrier til 1600, then starting R Maryja]-2000 on 12010, 20002200 on Samara 7400 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Jun 3)
VoRussia progrs replaced 12010 kHz by 9890 kHz. (Andreas Erbe-D, Jun 12)
On 15470 kHz there are three progrs from Russia/CIS: VoRussia in Hindi, VoR in Russian,
and 1330-1400 UTC christian progr "Mukhto Probaho" in Bangla via Tashkent-UZB.
SYRIA
The 3rd tx (when not in use for clandestine operation) is on the air at varying
times. 0600-1500 UTC v9950.2, 12085, 13610 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Jun 3)
TAJIKISTAN
Radio Dushanbe monitored schedule:
11620 kHz 0100 Dari, 0200 Persian, 0300 Dari, 0345 English, 0400
Persian. 7245 kHz 1400-1800 langs in same order, Englsih feature
5800, 9905 0030-0430 home sce I, Russian 0400-0415. 4635, 5800,
sce I. No English at 0245 UTC on 11620 kHz! (PanIview-BUL, Jun
Arabic, 0415-0500
at 1645 UTC. 4635,
7510, 1430-1830 home
3)
TUNISIA
RTT in Arabic on odd frequs v11728.3 & 15450.3 kHz at 0530 UTC.
(WB Jun 14)
UAE
VoUAE Abu Dhabi final J97 schedule, all programs in Arabic:
0200-0400 6180 9695 15315 17770 21735
0400-0500 6180 9695 21630 21735
0500-0600 7215 9695 21630 21735
0600-0700 7215 15265 21735
0700-0800 7215 15265 17760
0800-0900 13605 15265 17760
0900-1300 13605 15265 17760 21735
1300-1400 9605 13605 17760
1400-1500 9605 11945 13605 17760
1500-1600 9605 11945 13605 15265
1600-1700 6180 9695 9770 13605 15265
1700-1800 6180 9695 9770 11710 15265
1800-2000 6180 9695 9770 11710 11945
2000-2200 6180 9770 11710 11945
(Padula-AUS/EDXP, via NASWA, Jun 11)
UNIDENTIFIED
jamming station observed on 11545 kHz at 2130 UTC.
-- Jamming against espionage number station "Lincolnshire Poacher", [operating from UK
and Limassol Cyprus?, ed]. Scheduled frequencies are 6959, 9251, or 15682 kHz, all on
USB mode. (Matthias Gatzke-D, Jun 10)
9510 kHz Chinese at 1300-1500 UTC. 9670 kHz Chinese Suns only at 1400-1530 UTC. 12070
kHz SoAsian lang [Tamil, ed] at 1330-1430 UTC. (PanIview-BUL, Jun 3)
UNID SoAM stn on 5960 kHz, fade-in on PHL in 0930-1100 UTC signing-off. Spanish relig
progr, Ecuador mentioned, "La Voz de Mundial", since Apr 15th noted in the Philippines.
Please inform Roland Schulze, that UNFORTUNATELY the stn heard on 5960 kHz NOT is SoAM.
This stn heard today in the morning is from USA, the stn is WEWN, Birmingham-AL, USA, ID
as "Radio Catolica Mundial", with religious progrs. Sorry OM Roland.
(Ivan Gabriel Barrera-ARG, Jun 13)
WEWN Z97 schedule:
0000 0800
6890
0000 0800
7425
0000 1000
5825
0300 0800
9370
0700 1000
7365
0800 1100
5960
0800 1300
7425
0800 1300
7425
1000 1800 15610
1000 1800 15745
1100 1400
9465
1300 1600
9455
1300 1600 11875
1400 1500 15375
1500 1700 15375
1600 2000 11875
1600 2400 13615
1700 0300 15375
1800 2000 13640
1800 2000 15745
2000 0400
7520
2000 2200
6890
2000 2200 15745
2200 0300
7395
2200 0800
6890
2200 2400
9975
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
285
285
40
160
35
160
20
285
35
40
160
20
285
155
140
20
285
155
35
85
35
20
85
20
20
40
10
10
27-29
11-15
27-29
11-15
4,5,9
10
27-29
27-29
11-15
4,5,9
10
11-15
11-15
4,5,9
10
11-15
27-29
46-48
27-29
4,5,9
46-48
4,5,9
4,5,9
27-29
<<<<<<<<
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC Albanian Mo-Fr 1315-1345 UTC on 11680 & 15225 kHz.
>From June 2nd: 1400 UTC Kazakh, 1430 Kyrgyz new sce, 1445-1500 Mo-Fr 15245 & 17740 kHz.
USA
WVHA in German Sat/Sun at 1100 UTC on 17535 kHz. (Klaus Lieberwirth-D, Jun 8)
New Edition of 'Tropical Bands Survey (TBS)' by Anker Petersen, and
- the 'CLANDESTINE STATIONS LIST (CSL)' edited in 13th Edition as usual by Finn Krone
have been available for sale from the DSWCI. More than 60% of the stns listed have been
updated since last year's Editions.
DSWCI publish an annual TBS with actual bcing schedules of ACTIVE stns on the bands
between 2000 and 5800 kHz. This range covers the 120, 90 and 60 mb bands assigned for
tropical bcing worldwide, and the internat bcing band of 75 m covering Europe, Asia and
Africa, - plus the frequency bands in between, which are assigned for other sces.
eriod. We have had access to our own monitoring network of experienced DX-ers who
readily provided other members with their observations of bcing on the tropical bands. A
majority of the domestic bcing stns in the tropics do not bc on a daily basis and their
txions hours vary quite a lot. Some are even off the air for months and then return.
There are several reasons for this amongst which the most common ones are technical,
financial or power supply problems. Other stns are only switched on during special
events, like elections or important sports games.
Clandestine bcing is a mirror of the unrest in our world. A clandestine stn is a
radiostation which bcs material of an "outlawed" political nature, and which often has
been declared illegal by the govt in the target country of the stn. Because of the
nature, parts of the bcing schedules of the stns are quickly outdated. The CSL from the
DSWCI is a unique publication containing all available information on these stns as they
bc right now. It is compiled in both orders of frequency and bcing time. The 23 pages
countries and station information is larger than ever.
The TBS and the CSL are sold by the DSWCI, c/o Bent Nielsen, Egekrogen 14, DK 3500
Vaerloese, DENMARK for 50 DKK, 10 USD, 6 GBP or 13 DEM per issue. 15% discount is given,
if a DX Club orders a total of 20 copies or more. DSWCI Bank account is 3001 4001-528459
and postal giro account 710-3409. (Anker Petersen-DEN, Jun 1)
NEW!! : The World on Radio, the ultimate guide to SW listening for the European DXer
(but also useful in other parts of the world), both for the beginner and experienced.
A listing of all countries and stns that can be heard on SW here in Flanders. Freqs,
languages and times are included. Fully updated (although, we admit, not complete), all
checked and now yours to use. Come and have a look at this nice list on the following
page :
http://www.club.innet.be/~ind1570/
Corrections and additional information are always welcome !
(DXAntwerp-BEL, Jun 14)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 314
23 Jun 1997
________________________________________________________________________
RADIO OESTERREICH INTERNATIONAL
laedt ein zu einem Hoerertreffen anlaesslich
der HAM RADIO in Friedrichshafen:
Samstag, 28. Juni 1997, 1400 MESZ
Halle 2, Saal B
(neben dem Stand der QSL Collection)
RADIO OeSTERREICH INTERNATIONAL
gemeinsam mit
der Vereinigung Berliner Empfangsamateure
der ADDX - Assoziation Deutschsprachiger DXer und
der AGDX - Arbeitsgemeinschaft DX
laden ein zu einem Hoerertreffen anlaesslich der
Internationalen Funkausstellung in Berlin
Samstag, 30. August, 1800 MESZ
"Preussisches Landwirtshaus"
Flatowallee (ex Reichssportfeldstrasse)
von der IFA zu erreichen ab Halle 17 mit Bus 149,
5 Haltestellen Richtung Spandau/Heerstrasse
bis Heerstrasse/Flatowallee.
Wir koennen bei schoenem Wetter im Freien sitzen,
bei schlechtem im Saal.
--------------------------------------------------------------Wolf HARRANTH OE1WHC Jun 16
InterNet: kwp@rai.ping.at
Der UKW/TV Arbeitskreis der AGDX laedt ein zum
UKW/TV-DXer-Treffen bei der HAM-Radio am Sa 28.06.97
Treffen fuer UKW- und TV-DXer
anlaesslich der HAM-Radio Friedrichshafen
Auch in diesem Jahr veranstaltet der UKW/TV-Arbeitskreis der AGDX
wieder fuer interessierte Hobbyfreunde ein Treffen zum Erfahrungsaustausch zum UKW- und TV-DX. Christian Bruelhart hat dazu fuer
Samstag Abend, den 28.06., ab ca. 17.30/18.00 MESZ im Restaurant/
Hotel Traube Waggershausen (Stadteil Friedrichshafen) einen Tisch
reserviert. In demselben Lokal treffen sich am Abend zuvor die
Kollegen von der ADDX.
In der "Traube" fand auch schon das 1996er Treffen des UKW/TVArbeitskreises statt. Christian hofft auf eine rege Beteiligung
und bittet nach Moeglichkeit um eine vorherige Anmeldung.
Aber auch fuer Kurzentschlossene wird sich wohl noch ein Plaetzchen
finden.
Info: Christian Bruelhart, Tel. 0041-1-9414482,
eMail internet: Christian_Bruelhart@c-b.maus.de
eMail MausNet: Christian Bruelhart@C-B
(Frank Helmbold)
AFRICA
Superb conditions for daytime reception of Africans on 41/31 mb noted on Jun 15
in the 1230-1300 UTC time range: 7120 Chad in French (SINPO 25343); 9634 Mali in Vn with
French nx at 1300 (34333); 9705 Niger in Vn (32442; QRM by very strong Sitkunai-LTU tx
on 9710), 9570 (presumed) FRCN Kaduna with African tribal chant (23422). Reception
quality of all stns decreased past 1300 UTC.
(Matthias Gatzke-D, Jun 16)
ARGENTINA
Radio Nacional de Buenos Aires will celebrate its 60th anniversary on July
6. I hope that the stn prepares its special pennant.
(Takayuki Inoue Nozaki-JAP, Jun 17)
AUSTRALIA
Radio Australia on SW may become inaudible in Europe. Radio Australia will
"cease operations" from its Darwin tx on 1st July, the host of the sce's "Feedback"
feature reported on 25th May. A listener in Germany was told that from that date,
satellite equipment might be his only means of hearing Radio Australia, as signals
currently received in Europe come from Darwin.
[Radio Australia is bc on satellite in Europe via the World Radio Network.]
SW txs may be leased to Radio Free Asia. Negotiations are under way to lease Australian
SW txs in Darwin to international bcs. The communications minister, Richard Alston, told
parliament that the major SW txs at the Cox Peninsula near Darwin would be shut down on
1st July. But Senator Alston said the txs currently used by Radio Australia could be
reactivated at short notice if international bcs, such as the American Radio Free Asia,
want to lease time. (BBCM via AGDX, Jun 17)
BELARUS
According to a QSL card received from Radio YUNOST, their 6260 outlet
originates from a 150 kW tx in the Rep of Belarus. (Matthias Gatzke-D, Jun 16)
Interesting. There are reports of a 150-kW-rig at the Kalodiscy site, installed in the
60's, if correct. These tx was already believed to be hopeless broken down. Have the
guys managed to repair it? In 1500-1700 UTC range Radio Slavyanka (the stn of the
Russian forces) is also reported on 6260 (ex7100) kHz - originate from this tx in
Belarus too?! (Kai Ludwig-D, Jun 17)
CAMBODIA
Khmer Rouge radio now controlled by split anti-Pol Pot faction since Jun
16th. Last scheduled bc by Pol Pot bc 1130-1330 UTC on 12th June.
Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot destroyed the movement's radio stn before fleeing from his
base in Anlong Veng in NoWe Cambodia on 13th June. When monitored again on 16th June,
the radio bc a four-minute statement saying that Pol Pot's treason had been ended on
14th June ". The radio was monitored at 2330 UTC on 17th June carrying its scheduled bc,
announcing the surrender of Pol Pot and proclaiming "a new era in Cambodian history".
Pol Pot is still alive on Sunday 22nd. Will be hand over to CBG govt soo. His health
isn't very well.
Radio of the Provisional Govt of National Union and National Salvation of Cambodia
adopted its present name on 11th July 1994; prior to then it had called itself Voice of
the Great National Union Front of Cambodia (VGNUFC). VGNUFC had been operating under
that name since 27th Oct 1991 when it was formed by a merger of the Khmer Rouge's Voice
of Democratic Kampuchea and the Coalition Govt of Democratic Kampuchea's Voice of the
National Army of Democratic Kampuchea, which had been heard since Jan 1979 and Febr 1983
respectively.
(BBCM via AGDX, monitoring Jun 12-19; some CNN comments in between, Jun 22)
CHINA
CRI recently announced on their English sce that they will move to a new hightech studio complex (equipped with digital technology) in the near future. Their new
address will be: China Radio International, Beijing 100029 (x100866), China.
(Matthias Gatzke-D, Jun 16)
CLANDESTINE
The Voice of Southern Azerbaijan observed at 1530-1630 Mon Tue Thur Sun on
12070 kHz. (Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, Jun 9)
Voice of Free Nigeria [movement] scheduled Sat at 1900-2000 UTC on 11680 kHz. Noted also
on test bc 7180 kHz at Thurs night lately. Address: VoFree Nigeria, P.O.Box 441395,
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46244 U.S.A. tel. 1 - 317 216 45 90
(RNMN, Jun 19)
[all CIA sponsored Clandestine Radio Stations which bc in the past, had a box number at
Indianapolis! ed]
VoOromo Liberation bc to Ethiopia Mon Wed Sat only, via txs in Ukraine. 1700-1800 UTC
on 9925 kHz. (BBCM, Monitoring Times via WoR, Jun 19)
COLOMBIA
v5076.7 kHz Caracol, Santafe de Bogota at 0602-0620 UTC, Spanish talk,
jingles and advertisements. RTTY-QRM in USB, so best in LSB. Some CW-QRM at times
though. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Jun 19)
COSTA RICA
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE, SHORT VERSION eff June 19:
RFPI Costa Rica: Fri 2000, Sat 0400, 1100, 1800, Sun 0200, 0900, 2300, Mon 0700, Tue
1900, Wed 0300, 1000--on 15050 AM in 1900-0500 period, 7385 2200-1200, NEW 7585-USB
0000-1200
CONTINENT OF MEDIA (COM) is an additional half-hour carried only by RFPI for a one-week
cycle once per month, the June edition starting on the 20th immediately following
W.O.R., i.e. half an hour later than the times above, except on Sunday/Monday. It deals
primarily with domestic media developments in North America. Let us have your reaction!
COM may also appear at other times when space is available. COM will be going on hiatus
for the summer.
RfPI Costa Rica replaced 6205 by 7585usb mode at 0000-1200 UTC, due to complaints from
Australia. Other AM channels are 15050 kHz till 0500 UTC, and 7385 kHz.
(Glenn Hauser, Jun 19)
CUBA
RHC La Habana in Portuguese at 2300-2400 UTC on 11970 kHz. (WB JUn 20)
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Kinshasa radio now identifies as RTNC. Observations on the Kinshasa-based national radio
stn (formerly Voix du Zaire) show that it now identifies itself as "RTNC, RadioTelevision Nationale Congolaise, emettant de Kinshasa" (RTNC, Congolese National RadioTelevision, bcing from Kinshasa). It sometimes also uses the slogan "la voix du peuple"
(the voice of the people). The radio continues to be observed on 15244.5 kHz between
approx 0500-1830 UTC.
(The former Voix du Zaire regional radio station in Bukavu has identified itself as
Radio-Television Congolaise since 23rd Apr) (BBCM via AGDX, Jun 1)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
R Africa Malabo heard the other day on v15185.7 kHz at 1800 UTC,
bcing American accent religious progrs. QRM by Radyo Pilipinas via Tinang-PHL 15190 kHz.
(WB Jun 21)
ESTONIA
Voru MW tx closes. Relays of Estonian Radio's Vikerraadio progr via the Voru
MW tx 810 kHz would end on 1st June, the radio reported the previous day. The
Vikerraadio progr can be heard throughout southern Estonia on the VHF/FM freq of 106.1
MHz. (BBCM via AGDX, May 31)
GERMANY
MW
its power to
airwaves not
Wusterhausen
tx of SFB Berlin Charlottenburg Stallupoener Allee 567 kHz, 100 kW lowered
estimated 2 kW around June 1st. Despite Radio B2 progr will leave the
before end of August 1997. SFB MW followed the closure of ORB Koenigs
693 kHz, 40 kW, which ceased in June 1993.
MW history in the exBritish sector of Greater Berlin after WW II:
NWDR (NordWestdeutscher Rundfunk Berlin) started using Telefunken 5 kW unit on 1330 kHz
on Aug 17, 1946. Followed then by new 20 kW Lorenz tx in spring 1949. Frequ changed to
566 kHz in March 1950. Additionally an 1 kW RCA unit was used by the British occopying
power for BFN - British Forces Network - on MW 1095 kHz.
>From Aug 1953 BBCWS London started relaying on 1295 kHz with 5 kW, changed later to 809
kHz.
On June 1st, 1954, NWDR Berlin was replaced by newly founded SFB [Radio Free Berlin] and
took over MW site at Charlottenburg. First progr on 566 kHz, 2nd progr (ex BFN unit)
replaced 1095 by 1484 kHz. 566 kHz powered up from 20 to 100 kW using new Telefunken
unit, 20 kW reserve. 5 kW units replaced by latest technology in the seventhies. In Nov
1978, when the new Geneva plan came into effect, SFB 2nd progr replaced 1484 by 1449
kHz. 100 kW unit replaced by two most modern Telefunken PDModulation 100 kW txs in
1981. In 1987/88 followed by exchange of the two self radiated masts, of 130m height
each.
In Dec 1988 BBC ceased using MW Berlin 810 kHz. After unification of both German
republics DLF Cologne used MW 810 kHz for few years. 1449 kHz was used for foreign
workers living in Germany at night, remaining bcing SFB 1st progr. But from Oct 20,
1994, when "Radio Multikulti" started, 1449 kHz ceased sce for ever. MW 567 kHz reduced
its power to 50 kW. (Dieter Leupold via Kai Ludwig-D, Jun 15/18)
HUNGARY/USA
RFE Hungarian documents go to national library.
Budapest's National Szechenyi Library (NSzL) and Radio Free Europe (RFE) have concluded
an agreement on handing over a copy of the RFE's Hungarian material. Under the accord,
signed on Thursday [22nd May] by NSzL Director Geza Poprady and RFE adviser Ross
Johnson, in the coming years the library will receive the copies of 4,400 rolls of tape,
200 rolls of microfilm and 650,000 pages of text, or be entitled to make copies of the
original documents. The microfilms were made between 1951 and 1960 and the textual
programmes between 1951 and 1993. The library will take over the material, process it
and make it available to researchers continuously. At the ceremony, US ambassador to
Hungary Donald Blinken read out a letter from Bill Clinton, in which the US president
stresses the importance of all Hungarian citizens gaining access to documents helping a
better understanding of the past 40 years. Poprady said the transferrers had set the
general accessibility of the material as a condition for the deal. Johnson said the RFE
Hungarian txion came into being in 1951, when Americans and Hungarians joined their
forces in the hope that one day Hungary will be free and independent again. (BBCM via
AGDX, May 23)
INDONESIA/EAST TIMOR/PORTUGAL
Timorese arrested for listening to Portuguese radio. RDP Internacional [RDPI Portuguese state radio] has just reported a new wave of violence in East Timor. The
Indonesian authorities are persecuting people who listen to RDP Internacional and who
watch RTP Internacional [Portuguese state television]. Yesterday [4th June] several
Timorese were caught committing this crime - as Indonesia sees it. It is believed that
at least 23 people were arrested in Los Palos, Dili and other areas. RDP[I] can be heard
on SW in East Timor. It is the most popular stn after Australia's ABC and America's
Voice of America. (BBCM via AGDX, Jun 5)
KENYA
6990 kHz, KBC; Nairobi, Jun 10, 1640-1800 UTC, booming in on this freq. Unknown
vernacular language, but good ID's. Nice African mx played. Checked 4915 and 4935 for
//, but there they had other pxs. Nothing on 4885. New frequ, but site unknown. 6990,
KBC Nairobi; Jun 11, 1515-1605, Swahili. Request progr. Mix pop, afropop and western mx
played. 1600 I/D Anthem T/S followed by nx. Excellent signal.
(Clemitson-RSA, Bjoern Fransson-SWE, via DXW, Jun 11)
MEXICO
External radio to get new txs. A few weeks ago Juan Mort, director of XERMX
[Radio Mexico Internacional] e-mailed me that they were going to raise power in June so
I asked him back for more details and the reply came on this week's "Mailbag" progr in
English... They are now saying that they are going to add two more txs, not only 5985
and 9705 [kHz], but they plan to bc again on 11770 with 10 kW starting in July. And,
furthermore, in August, they hope to bring back 15430 with a 50 kW tx and log periodic
antenna. They're making a great effort to make this happen... (WoR via WWCR via BBCM via
AGDX, May 22)
NIGER
9705 kHz La Voix du Sahel, Niamey at 1059-1108 UTC, native mx, ID and freqs in
French, drums, program in vernacular. Also 19/6 at 1200 UTC with news in French. (Mark
Veldhuis-HOL, Jun 19) [now a daily guest in Stuttgart too]
NUMBER
Jun 20)
station in Spanish observed on 11566 kHz at around 2330 UTC, female voice. (WB
POLAND
Radio 1 available on internet. We would like to inform our listeners that you
are also able to listen to our "Home and Abroad" bulletins as well as the entire output
of Polish Radio 1 around the clock via the internet. Once you are logged on, the
following address should be selected:
www.radio.com.pl/jedynka
(BBCM via AGDX, Jun 2)
RUSSIA/IRAN
5900 kHz, Democratic Voice of Iran, Jun 10, 1727-1800 UTC, started with an
open carrier, followed by taped identifications in Farsi (repeated all the time). Then
interval signal and a program in Farsi, including "Phone-in" conversations. Closed down
at 1759 UTC after interval signal. Immediately afterwards there started a "Voice of
Russia World Service" txion on the freq. Maybe their tx is being used? (Bjoern FranssonSWE, Jun 17)
Voice of Russia, Russian sce Z97, update of bc-dx #308
Moscow GPR-1
1700-1800 add 9675, 1700-1900 add 11775
1700-2100 9795 (x9810)
St.Petersburg GPR-2 1700-1900 add 11920
Samara GPR-3
1700-2100 7300 (x7400)
1500-1600 add 15490, 1700-1900 add 15490
Yekaterinburg Z97
7220 2100-1900
7330 1600-2000
7370 2030-2200
9610 1700-2100
9790 1030-1300
9790 2200-0200
9795 0400-0500
9865 2030-2200
11675 1200-1400
11695 0230-1000
12020 1600-2000
15455 (alt 9865) 1500-2000
15465 (alt 7370) 1600-2000
15545 (alt 7380) 1600-2000
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
5930 1330-1430
7300
7345 1500-1800
9450
9895 1200-1400
11970
12015 1000-1300
12045
12065 0930-1430&2130-2200
13645 0130-0700
13665
Z97
1900-2200
1000-1100
1000-1100
0000-0100
5895
7315
9825
12010
12050
13605
1330-1400
1000-1100
0700-0800&1800-1900
0100-0700
0100-0700&1900-2000
0100-0300(-0430 Mon)
0100-0700
Radio Station Tikhiy Okean Z97
0715-0800 7185 7210 7490usb 9670 9825 10344usb 12055 12070 15490 daily
5940 7320 9530 960 Sat & Sun only
1115-1200 5015 daily
1800-1845 5015 5960 7170 7240 9735 9825 9895 11655 11755 daily
Special program for fishermen from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
"Kamchatka Rybatskaya" Z97
1900-2000 Tue Thur Sat 7300 12050
GPR-11 Novosibirsk
7140 2200-2300
7440 1630-1900
9480 1000-1100
9815 1030-1700
9845 1130-1500
11845 1330-1600
12000 1000-1400
12075 1200-1300
15550 1500-1700
TCR-6
5960
7185
7240
7390
9670
9810
11775
11960
12005
12070
15455
17570
Z97
7340
9450
9480
9815
9870
11970
12035
15375
15610
2200-2400
1130-1230
1130-1500
1900-2200
2230-1000
1130-1300
1000-1500
1000-1100
1000-1100
7420
9450
9705
9835
9875
11990
12045
15535
2200-2300
1330-1500
1730-2000
1000-1500
1430-1700
1300-1500
0100-0200
1000-1100
Vladivostok-Ussuriysk, GPR-8 Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk-Amur Z97
1800-1900
6080 1200-1600
7170 1800-1900
0700-0800
7205 1200-1500
7240 1230-1400
1800-2200
7245 1000-1500
7330 1000-1400
1000-1400
7490usb 0700-0800 & 1000-1200
2230-1200
9735 1800-1900
9800 1000-1500
0830-1100
9830 2200-2300
11660 0100-0300
1800-1900
11800 0830-1100
11860 1230-1400
1000-1500
11990 1000-1100
12000 0100-0700
2300-2400
12055 0700-0800
12065 0000-0100
0530-0800
15180 0100-0500
15435 1000-1200
0100-0700
15470 0600-0900
17595 0100-0700excSun
0200-0530Sun 17570 0600-0800
GPR-10 Irkutsk, TCR-12 Chita Z97
7150 2200-2300
7255 1900-2100
9655 1030-1700
9655 1900-2200
9860 2200-2300
9890 2200-2300
10344usb 0700-0800 11640 1300-1530
11685 1500-1900
11695 1000-1500
12005 1130-1600
12025 0930-1030
12025 1400-1800
12015 2300-0100
12055 0900-1000
12055 1230-1300
13710 0930-1130
15470 1200-1300
15490 0600-0900
15550 0200-0500Sun
15580 0600-0800
17580 0600-0800
7315 1200-1400
9875 1000-1100
9895 1800-1900
11655 1800-1900
11870 1330-1500
12025 1100-1300
12035 0030-0200
13695 2330-0030
15475 2230-1000
15560 0600-0900
(Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, Jun 9)
Radio Rossii in Russian noted on 15165 kHz 1700-2300 UTC, //Moscow 6030 kHz. National
Anthem at 2200 UTC.
VoR Greek sce replaced 9865 by 15545 kHz, 1900-2000 UTC. (WB Jun 21)
SOUTH AFRICA
World Music Radio at present bc weekends only, plans to start daily
transmissions from Nov 1st. Using Meyerton-RSA antenna in the direction
of EUR 342 degrees. (WoR, Jun 19)
TAJIKISTAN
Opposition radio changes bc time. Tajik opposition radio Voice of Free
Tajikistan will change its bcing time from Sat 14th June. The first progr will be bc at
0230 UTC on SW 49 mb, 5965 kHz and 41 mb 7100 kHz. The second progr will be bc at 0530
UTC 41 mb 7100-7300 kHz. At the same time the Voice of Free Tajikistan kindly asks its
audience to inform it about the quality of the signal in their areas in order to take
measures to improve the quality of reception. Thank you for your help in advance. (BBCM
via AGDX, Jun 8)
Opposition radio adds new bc times. The Voice of Free Tajikistan bcs its progrs every
day at 0230, 0330, 0530 and 0630 UTC on 5960 kHz and 7100 kHz. The Voice of Free
Tajikistan progrs will begin with the recitation of Koranic verses.
TANZANIA
9685 kHz, tentat. TZA/English, OM discussing events in Brazzaville around
1625 UTC, fairly good reception.
(Vladimir Titarev, Kremenchuk-UKR, Jun 18)
TUNISIA
RTT Tunis in Arabic wandering down fr 11730 to v11728.6 kHz on June 7th,
11727.4 on 20th, 11727.0 on 22nd. // at 0930 UTC today v15450.3 and 17735.3 (x17500).
(WB Jun 7)
UNIDENTIFIED
7543.5-lsb, with vestigial carrier, 6/19 1237 tune-in to preacher in
Spanish, 1240 winding up program with hymn; was La Voz de la Salvacion with an address
in Carolina, Puerto Rico; more music, 1247 begin Una Voz en el Aire. Nothing but the
prospect of identifying a new station could keep me listening to a screaming gospel
huckster for half an hour, with no ID break between programs or at top of hour; fading
down gradually, 1330 music, 1349 talk, and gone by 1430. Reminds me of HRMI, which by
this hour was not audible on 5890, but that's not conclusive at all. RFPI on 7585-USB
was still audible at 1326.
(Glenn Hauser, Oklahoma, Jun 19)
I'm hearing a stn on v9612.91 kHz. At 1048-1150+ UTC. Nothing but long (and I mean LONG)
talks with occasional mx bridges. The language sounds French, but it could even be
English. Its just too weak for me to be certain. There appeared to be a tone followed by
a mx bridge right at 1100 exactly, so their clocks are accurate anyway. I couldn't find
any parallels. I did a search on it in the past bulletins but all I found was 9612
Jayapura, and its not them. I'm suspecting its probably just a spur of a major bc, but
you never know. (You know the general rule of thumb: if its off frequency and sounds
like a boring major broadcaster, its probably Albania!!)
(Dave Valko-USA, Jun 21)
Here in EUR Radio Mayak 24 hours/day, tx Arkhangelsk
0200-0600 5950, 0630-1400 9610, 1430-2200 5920. (usb+carrier)
is heard here at 1000 UTC on 9610 kHz upper side band, measured to approx. 9612.5 kHz on
some rxs. (WB Jun 22)
UNID stn in one of the languages of Latin family noted at 1810 UTC on odd 15105.2 kHz,
hetting BBC-ASC co-channel. Brazil in Portuguese?? (WB Jun 21)
UNITED KINGDOM/SRI LANKA
Tamil radio stn IBC on the air. A Tamil radio stn identifying itself as "IBC"
(International Broadcasting Corporation) is currently bcing on tr 18 of the Astra
satellite (Sky Movies, 11479 MHz vertical, audio subcarrier 7.56 MHz). Since 7th June
the sce has also been heard in parallel from a low-power tx in the London area on 107.4
MHz VHF/FM. A London telephone number is announced: 0171 787 8000. The terrestrial sce
on 107.4 MHz in London is believed to be operating under a 28-day Restricted Service
Licence from the Radio Authority.
(On 15th May Radio Netherlands'" Media Network" progr reported that IBC, which had
rented space at the World Radio Network headquarters in London, was planning to bc on
satellite to Tamils in Europe. The stn was also reportedly planning a daily SW txion to
South Asia. (BBCM via AGDX, Jun 7)
USA New Georgia SW stn WWBS planned. Earlier this week I spoke to Charles Josey, who is
now building the tx for what he hopes will be the newest private SW stn in the United
States. The station will be located in Macon, Georgia. It's unusual in that it will
transmit from an urban location - an old tower from an electric high power line will be
placed on top of a building. On top of that tower will be a four element yagi
antenna cut precisely for 11910 kHz, the only freq the stn plans to use at first. The
yagi is rotatable but Mr Josey has applied only for beam headings towards Canada. That
signal should also be audible in the US and perhaps also in Japan and China. Mr Josey is
building the tx using parts from a WWCR tx badly damaged by fire a few years ago.
Programming and revenue will be from the usual block sales of time, mostly to religious
progr producers. Mr Josey has applied for the call letters WWBS. I asked him if those
call letters stood for anything and he said "nothing in particular" . Mr Josey will
retire in Nov and will then be able to devote full time to building his stn. (VoA, via
BBCM via AGDX, May 31)
Christian Science changes from June 28th. Monitor Radio Int. will stop sce.
>From June 16th German sce schedule
EUR 7535 kHz Fri 0400, Tue 0500, Thu,Sun 0600, Mon,Wed,Sat 0700, Sat,Sun 0900.
13770 Wed 1900, Mon,Thur,Fri 2000, Tue 2100.
15665 Mon,Wed,Fri 1800, Sat 1900, Tue,Fri 2100.
NAm 5850 Sat 0200
SAm 7395 Fri 0900
9455 Tue,Thu 1200
15665 Wed,Fri,Sat 2300.
Target also SoAF, China, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand.
(Klaus Lieberwirth-D, Jun 17)
U.S. Monitor Radio network to cease operation.
The Christian Science church said Mon it had failed to sell Monitor Radio and the nx
network used by more than 200 public radio stns in the US will stop bcing on June 27. A
last-minute bid to sell the bc operation to World Times Inc. failed because not enough
stns had agreed to carry the programming when new owners took over July 1, officials
said. "Because of the timing, a number of key stns had moved ahead and made other
binding commitments for July 1," Monitor Radio's Marketing and Development Director
Susan Schardt told public radio stns.
The Christian Science church, which also publishes The Christian Science Monitor
nxpaper, announced in April it would sell or discontinue the radio network by the end of
June to concentrate financial resources on other projects.
"We were really working against the clock," said Crocker Snow, pres of World Times,
which publishes WorldPaper, a weekly supplement used by nxpapers and magazines in 26
countries. The company announced its bid June 2. Nearly 70 Monitor Radio employees will
lose their jobs at the network's Boston headquarters in addition to staff and stringers
in several bureaus, Schardt said.
Monitor Radio began operation in 1984 and now distributes three weekday magazine-style
programs and an hourly headline sce. It is often used by stns to supplement programming
by the larger National Public Radio network. The church in 1992 shut down its shortlived cable tv network, The Monitor Channel, and sold a Boston tv stn because of
financial problems. It is also attempting to sell two SW radio stns.
(Reuter, via David R. Alpert, KB2LUM, TRS, Jun 16)
Please note the following change in our z-97 schedule. From July 8, 1997
until the end of the Z-97 season:
ADD: WSHB 15280 kHz 2200-2300 UTC 500kW 137degr to zone 13
ADD: WSHB 15280 kHz 2300-2400 UTC 500kW 167degr to zones 11,12,13,14
ADD: KHBI 9385 kHz 0900-1000 UTC 100kW 195degr to zones 55,56,58,59
ADD: KHBI 9385 kHz 1100-1300 UTC 100kW 195degr to zones 55,56,58,59
(Bob German, George Jacobs & Associates, Inc., Jun 17)
USA
KVOH - The Voice of Hope at 0000-0200 UTC in Catalan and 0200-0400 in English on
9975 kHz, at 0155 UTC. Address: P.O.Box 93937, Los Angeles, CA 90093, USA.
(Uwe Volk, on Hawaii trip, Jun 18)
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE, SHORT VERSION eff June 19:
WWCR Nashville, Thu 2030 15685, Sat 0605 3210, Sat 1130 5070, Sat 1300
15685, Sun 0900 3210, Sun 2330 5070, Tue 1230 15685.
(Glenn Hauser, Jun 19)
[fair level heard on both 15685 kHz in EUR, Thur 2030, Sat 1300. Jun 19-21]
UZBEKISTAN
R Tashkent in various ME languages 1550-1930 UTC on 7285, 9540, and 9545
kHz. Uz, Pe, Ar, Uz, Pe, Ar language sections. (WB Jun 21)
ZAMBIA
6265 kHz, Radio One, Jun 9, 0547-0603 UTC, Local Language Interval Signal from
0557 ID by woman "Radio One....Zambia". (Eramo via DXW, Jun 17)
SOUTH ASIA RADIO GUIDE-10
By the time you receive this letter you may have received the latest edition of SOUTH
ASIA RADIO GUIDE (#10) June 1997.
This book contains 50 vernacular bc with their times and freqs and also English Language
bcs in 4 six hourly blocs. Also included a list of DX Program daywise and a separate
list of Mailbag program also daywise.
INDIA
: Rs. 15/- in mint postage stamps TILL stocks last.
OVERSEAS
: 7 IRC'S AIRMAIL worldwide.
SAMPLE COPY : December 1996 edition in India Rs. 5/- in mint
postage stamps.
Alok Dasgupta, 1123 R.N. Tagore Road, Calcutta - 700 077, INDIA
PH : +91 33 557 1871
E-mail : alokdg@GIASCL01.vsnl.net.in
Dr. Scott also has a World Wide Web site, as well as his
University Network. Dr. Scott's Web site is at
http://www.drgenescott.org, and the University Network's Web site is
http://www.drgenescottunivernet.com
(Eric Bueneman via The Four Winds on Line, Jun 16)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 315
30 Jun 1997
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ARGENTINA
Time change on RAE Buenos Aires bcs from June 30th:
all bcs one hour earlier in UTC, English to EUR at 1800 UTC, German at 2100 UTC.
ARG mail service regulations don't allow to include foreign bills on letters to RAE. RAE
English sce section will even answer listener letters, which not covered by included
IRC's. (Uwe Volk-D, Jun 22)
Here is the
valid fr 30
PORTUGUESE
JAPANESE
SPANISH
FRENCH
ENGLISH
ITALIAN
GERMAN
NEW schedule from RAE, Radiodifusion Argentina al Exterior Buenos Aires,
June 1997, times are in UTC.
NEW 1000-1100 (x1100-1200) & 0100-0200 11710 kHz.
NEW 1100-1200 (x1000-1100) 11710 kHz.
1200-1400 11710 kHz
NEW 2200-2300 (x1800-1900) & 0100-0200 15345 kHz
2300-0100 9690 & 15345 kHz.
NEW 1800-1900 (x2100-2200) 15345 kHz. 0300-0400 11710 kHz.
1900-2000 15345 kHz & 0200-0300 11710 kHz.
2000-2100 15345 kHz.
NEW 2100-2200 (x2200-2300) 15345 kHz.
LRA1 Radio Nacional programme "Panorama Nacional" in Spanish is bc at 0900-1200 UTC on
6060 & 15345 kHz and at 1500-1600 on 15345 kHz. Sat & Sun connection with LRA1 Radio
Nacional Buenos Aires. The NEW director of RAE currently is Miss Perla Damuri.
(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, Jun 23)
AUSTRALIA
Future use of Darwin transmitter site:
Various commercial and internat bcs have expressed interest in using the Cox Peninsula
SW tx site near Darwin after July, when Radio Australia will cease using the facility
for its bcs to Asia due to budget cuts. The National Transmission Agency, which is
responsible for the station, told a Senate estimates committee in Canberra on 11 June
that there had been informal approaches from both 'commercial and national' bcs about
using the site. Radio Australia's outgoing general manager, Derek White, told the
committee he was aware of approaches by Merlin Communications (txion operators for the
BBC WS), and Radio Free Asia. He also said that he had informed other broadcasters who
previously expressed interest in leasing time. The committee heard that almost $12
million had been spent at Darwin since 1991 on upgrading work, incl the addition of new
txs and the relocation of a 300 kW tx from Carnarvon. The NTA intends to 'mothball' the
site after 1 July.
RA to cut Asian language services: RA is rescheduling its Asian language sces
>From July, RA will halve its daily bc hrs for Indonesian (from 5 to 2.5); Chinese will
be cut from 4.5 to 2.5 hrs; Vietnamese from 1.5 hrs to 1 hour; and Khmer, which will
remain at one hour per day. (Matt Francis-AUS, via EDXP, 19 Jun)
CAMBODIA
v5407 kHz. Heard at 1200 UTC in presumed Khmer with many mentions of Pol Pot,
under ute QRM better in USB only could here this on the Collins R390a 2 kc/s mechanical
filters. poorstrength, lasted till 1216 when ute squashed him.
(John Wright-AUS, ARDXC, Jun 22)
CHINA
HONG KONG HANDOVER - Special progrs.
Britain relinquishes the largest remaining part of its Empire on Jun 30 with the
handover of Hong Kong to China. BBC WS presents world class coverage of this historic
event centring on live coverage of the handover ceremony at 1600 UTC, and backed by a
wealth of progrs on Hong Kong, past, present and future. Newsdesk at 1000-1130 UTC goes
live to the British Ceremony at sunset in Hong Kong where Chris Patten will make his
last speech as Governor of the colony. At 1300-1400 UTC a Newshour special talks to
those attending the official Hong Kong govt banquet, and BBC Correspondents get reaction
from key locations in Hong Kong including the border crossing, the harbour and the old
British Naval base.
At 1500-1630 UTC, World News special with live coverage of the actual handover at
midnight Hong Kong time (1600 UTC), and comment from studio guests. A roundup of the
day's events will be on Newsdesk at 1800 UTC. Listeners in EaAS will also hear a special
edition of East Asia Today at 1400 UTC. WS's Hong Kong nx progrs. Other WS progrs will
have a Hong Kong theme this month.
[oooh too late, just over] Tim Luard's series Hong Kong: Imperial Orphan continues with
the final four parts from 31 May: City State, Treaty Port, Special Region and Global
Village. Assignment has a special edition on 26 and 27 June which looks at how daily
life might change for ordinary people in Hong Kong as a result of the handover, and in
WS's magazine programme Outlook on June 27, John Tidmarsh goes to Hong Kong to see what
the atmosphere is like during the days leading up to the historic handover of power to
China. Following up the programme's interview with Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten last
year, John will be talking to local people about concerns over their freedom of speech
and of the press under Chinese rule.
Global Business on 29 June will look at whether Hong Kong will be able to maintain its
position as the main trading centre of the region under Chinese rule. Are concerns about
creeping corruption in the business world well founded? Global Business is produced by
David Edmunds.
World Service's religion department is not ignoring this landmark event either: Focus on
Faith on 27 and 28 June will be presented by Mike Ford, recently returned from Hong
Kong. He's been hearing the views of Hong Kong's Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and Jews
about this week's handover. On 28 and 29 June In Praise of God comes from St. Andrew's
Church, Kowloon in Hong Kong. Worship is led by the vicar, the Rev. John Aldis and the
associate minister, the Rev. Wing on Pang.
>From June 30 Off the Shelf presents A Many Splendoured Thing by Chinese author Han
Suyin in eight episodes. Read by Pik-sen Lim, this true story set in Hong Kong in 1949
and 1950 is the autobiographical story of the love between Han Suyin and Mark Elliot, an
English journalist.
Coverage of the Hong Kong handover on Mon 30 June
Newsdesk AE,AF,AS - Mon 30 June 1000 - 1130, 1800 - 1830 UTC
Newshour special AE, AF, AS Mon 30 June 1300 - 1400
World News special AE, AF, AS Mon 30 June 1500 - 1630
East Asia Today special only Mon 30 June 1400 - 1500
(Richard Buckby <richard@g3vgw.demon.co.uk> Jun 27)
to IRAN.
Democratic Voice of Iran: In a communication by telephone & fax with the chief editor of
Democratic Voice of Iran, he told me a little bit more about their radio stn:
>>Our radio stn is, in fact, quite independent of any political, ethnic or religious
group. But at the same time we respect all the political groups fr right to left as long
as they oppose the domination of Velayat-e-Faghih and respect Human Rights, basic rights
of the people of Iran, international norms and principles and they believe in
parliamentary democracy, pluralism, secularism, sovereignty of the people of Iran,
territorial integrity of the country and in non-violent political activity. Non-violent,
because we do not believe that democracy can be shot through the barrels of cannons into
a country. In that case dictatorship will emerge without question.<<
He also told me two postal addresses:
BCM Box 5842, London, WC1N 3XX, UK
Box 554, 11479 Stockholm, Sweden
Do not mention the name of the stn or even the word >>radio<< on the envelope when
writing. (Harald Kuhl-D, Jun 16)
CLANDESTINE to NIGERIA
11680 kHz Voice of Free Nigeria *1900-1959* in English and local languages, interviews
and statements about politics in Nigeria, strong signal in Europe; fr 1940 UTC cochannel interference by carrier of Radio Pyongyang, bcing in Japanese fr 2000 UTC on
v11679.9 kHz. (Harald Kuhl-D, Jun 21)
(tx site unk): Voice of Free Nigeria, 11680, carrier on 1853, s/on 1900 in English.
Listener show/call-ins. Fair signal, s5-7. The Web site at
http://pw2.netcom.com/~fnm/
does not have any broadcast information, just news about the movement. Carrier off after
20 UTC. Checked the Sentech Web site for jollies, but nothing posted. RNMN and Cumbre DX
say this bc is Sats only. Earlier today, probably VoFN but no ID heard, noted tune-in
1810 in French then mx starting about 1820 or so. The carrier was abruptedly taken off
the air at 1830. (Sundstrom-NJ, June 21)
The Voice of Free Nigeria - media release, 7 June:
The Free Nigeria Movement (FNM) is pleased to announce that it has completed
arrangements for the setting up of a radio stn which would serve primarily as a direct
link of communication between the FNM and the people of Nigeria. Called the Voice of
Free Nigeria (VoFN), it shall have its inaugural bc on 12 Jun from 0400-0500 UTC on
7180. Thereafter, starting on 14 June, the bcs shall be 1900-2000 UTC every Sat evening
on 11680. The VoFN is intended to serve as a source of information, education, and
entertainment to the Nigerian people, and shall deal with matters pertaining to Nigeria
of the past, present and the future as envisioned by the FNM.
The FNM is a grassroots based global mass movement, working for the restoration of total
freedom to Nigeria and its people, with a membership base composed of both Nigerians and
friends of Nigeria. For more information on the Free Nigeria Movement, or the Voice of
Free Nigeria, please visit the website of the FNM at
http://pw2.netcom.com/~fnm
or call FNM at +1 (317)216-4590 or write us at the address above. Long live Freedom,
Long live the Voice of Free Nigeria, Long live the Free Nigeria Movement, Long live the
Federal Republic of Nigeria. On behalf of the Free Nigeria Movement: Tunde Okorodudu
Dan'Iyan, President, FNM General, FNM Free Nigeria Movement, PO Box 441395,
Indianapolis, IN 46244 USA; Phone/Fax (317)216-4590;
Email: <FNM@ix.netcom.com>
Listserv: Maiser@listserv.butler.edu "SUBSCRIBE FREENIGERIA".
(Matt Francis, 19 Jun,and Communications World, 21 Jun,
via Mick Ogrizek, via EDXP, Jun 28)
COSTA RICA
Radio For Peace International
Weekly Program Update for week ending 29 June, 1997
RFPI has found a replacement for our 6.205 (USB) frequency: 7.585 (USB).
After a week of testing, preliminary reports are hopeful. Thanks to all those who emailed with their reception reports.
We had dropped our 6.205 (USB) sce after rxing notification from The Australian Maritime
Safety Authority that these txions were causing interference to safety communications
between Australian Coast Radio Stns and ships at sea in the South Pacific and India
Oceans.
RFPI Frequency Schedule:
BAND
FREQ/MODE
UTC/UTC TIME
41 meters: 7.585 MHz (USB)
0000-1200 (Output: 5kW)
41 meters: 7.385 MHz (AM)
2200-1700 (Output: 30kW)
19 meters: 15.050 MHz (AM)
1700-0500 (Output: 10 kW)
RR's via e-mail are gratefully welcomed. On-line QSL's and quarterly schedules are
available. For a QSL card and a grid schedule, send your report with US $1 or 3 IRC's.
Thank you for your interest in RFPI. We look forward to serving you long into the
future.
Joe Bernard, Program Coordinator (English)
Radio For Peace International
P.O. Box 88
Santa Ana
Costa Rica
e-mail: rfpicr@sol.racsa.co.cr
WWW URL: http://www.clark.net/pub/cwilkins/rfpi
(Jun 22)
ETHIOPIA
Radio Fana sent
I reported 6940, their QSL
0530, 0900-1100, 1530-1730
Amharic and Oromiffa. Took
(Harald Kuhl-D, Jun 20)
their usual QSL card, v/s Gen Manager Mulugeta Gessese. While
just mentions 6210 & 8335. A sked included says Mo-Fr 0330(Fris-1930), Sa-Su 0330-0730, 1500-1800 UTC. Langs used are
seven months for the answer.
GERMANY
NDR Hannover Hemmingen 828 kHz lowered to 20 kW of power. (x100, x50 kW). The
MW mast will be dismantelled on uncertain date in three to five years time. The parallel
FM mast will be renewed soon. (Wilfried Gaertner-D, Jun 27)
IRAN
6185 kHz V.O.Mojahed, Jun 15, 1955 UTC, surprised to find Farsi on this freq,
into anthem like song, heavily jammed. Jammer left the air 1958 when male announcer came
back and gave ID as "Radio-ye Seda-ye Mojahed" and freqs. Off at 2000. On 6175 kHz where
V.O.Mojahed is listed, another strong jammer continued. No chance to hear whether Farsi
underneath. On June 16 noticed //6175 1815 UTC.
(Finn Krone-DEN, via DXW, Jun 16)
NEW ZEALAND
New Web site - New Zealand Broadcast Radio Directory.
- Main menu http://www.radio.net.nz
- Links page http://www.radio.net.nz/links.html
For those interested in the New Zealand Radio scene this is a new independent site which
is still under development - it covers: Station Directory, Industry News, Industry,
Directory, Equipment Sales, Job Placement, Forum, History, Links to other New Zealand
related radio Web sites such as
- New Zealand Ministry of Commerce - who are responsible for the regulatory side of
bcing in New Zealand;
- New Zealand on Air - who fund programming on radio and TV about New Zealand and New
Zealand interests;
- Radio New Zealand International - RNZI is New Zealand's SW Stn and voice of the
Pacific;
- New Zealand Radio DX League - Link to a New Zealand radio listeners' and Radio DXers'
site;
- New Zealand Amateur Radio Txs - Link to a New Zealand Ham Radio Site - NZART;
- Bcing Standards' Authority - Statutory body that maintains acceptable standards in
bcing TV and Radio in New Zealand.
Keep an eye on the pages as they are still being developed to their full potential and
will change while being updated.
(Rec.radio.shortwave via Mick Ogrizek-AUS, via EDXP, 21 Jun)
RUSSIA
Here is a message,I received today by fax from St.Petersburg:
International Campaign of Assisting Radio NERRS.
Throughout 1996,dozens of representatives of Internat Bcing stns and hundreds and
thousands listeners and DX-ers from many countries of the world participated in protest
campaigns against closure of RCI, R.Channel Africa and R.Australia. Largely due to their
efforts,the mentioned stns didn't leave SWs and are still among the leading Internat
bcs. Now, in the middle of 1997, Radio NERRS, the first internat SW stn from Russia, has
to appeal for aid to bcs and audience all over the world. Radio NERRS (Northern European
Radio Relay Service) has planned and is still planning to bc to EUR, NoAF and ME via 200
kW SW txs, situated near St.Petersburg, as well as the 1200 kW MW tx in Kaliningrad
Oblast, in the extreme west of Russia. In June 1996, our stn submitted the application
for bcing license to the Federal Service on TV and Bcing in Moscow. During the following
months we reached all the necessary agreements, particularly, with the Ministry or
Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. However, at present, at the final stage,the
Federal Sce on TV and Broadcasting is persistenly refusing to grant us the license
without explaining its actions and despite the fact, that issue of licenses for
international SW bcing is determined by the relevant resolution of the Govt of the
Russian Federation.
In such a situation, we decided, that it is necessary to appeal to the internat bcs and
SW audience with the request to support the idea of setting-up our radio stn. No money
or other expence are required. The minimum of time and job. Only your letter in Russian,
English or other language to one of the addresses given below. We are asking you to
express your support to the idea of organizing Radio NERRS, which to you personally will
signify the appearance of another radio stn; and also to state, what place in your life
and, possibly, work is taken by SW radio. Possibly, it would be your letter, that will
assist us in overcoming the bureaucratic barriers and will make it possible for Radio
NERRS to start bcing in the near future. These are the addresses to which you can send
letters supporting the idea of setting-up Radio NERRS:
Prime-Minister, Viktor Chernomyrdin,
Government of the Russian Federation,
Krasnopresnenskaya 2,
Moscow 103274, Russia
or
Chairman, Valentin Lozutkin,
Federal Service on TV and Broadcasting,
Pyatnitskaya 25,
Moscow 113326, Russia
Will you, please, make the note "International Campaign of Assisting Radio NERRS" on the
envelope. We shall be grateful to all radio stns, publications and DX clubs, which will
circulate this appeal among the internat audience, and we also thankful in advance to
all those, who will participate in the International Campaign of Assisting Radio NERRS.
Mikhail Timofeyev - Coordinator of the Radio NERRS project,
fax +7 (812) 543-5401
(Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, 25 Jun)
SOUTH AFRICA
The URL of Channel Africa is
http://www.sabc.co.za/units/chanafr/
On the dom scene, things are still changing. The SABC has completed the re-launch and
re-naming of its indigenous language sts. Meanwhile, a familiar name has reappeared on
the Radio dial: Radio Bop. This is listed as Mmabatho Radio in WRTH97, but the stn
(which used to be the Bophuthatswana Bcing Corpor) has gone back to its familiar ID of
Radio Bop...the bop now standing for the type of mx they play (their audience is 95%
black). They're back on 540 kHz now, presumably still with the 100 kW stereo tx.
And the reason they're in this section is that they have a Web site, at
http://www.bop.co.za
where you can read about the history of the stn and what they do now. It's worth
checking out this page just to admire the graphics.
(Thorsten Koch-D, Andy Sennitt-HOL, via DXW, Jun 22)
UKRAINE/KAZAKH REP
v11721 kHz Radio Kazakhstan 0900-0919 UTC in German with nx and
features, //9620, [both via UKR relay]; while announcing the new time of 1000-1020 UTC
for their German txions on Mon, Wed, Thu & Sun, at least this Sun they started at 0900
UTC; they send out their own QSL card if return postage is provided. (Harald Kuhl-D, Jun
22)
Z97 sked for Radio Ukraine International Kiev, English:
2100-2200 Eur 5905 6010 6020 7240 9560 13590, NA 9550 12040
Australia 7380
0000-0100 Eur 5905 6010 6020 7240 9560, NA 7150 9550 12040
0300-0400 NA 7150 9550 12040
1200-1300 NA 12050, Scandinavia 7150.
The DX SW Program in English is on the air on Sats at 2130 on 7380, to Australia. The
Ukrainian DX program is at 2130 Sats, to Asia on 6090 7180 and 9640, and at 0030 on 6090
and 7180. (Radio RUI Kiev/Mick Ogrizek-AUS, via EDXP, Jun 27)
USA/SOUTH AFRICA/BAHAMAS
Don't ask me why, but I just received a looong fax from 'The
Investment Channel Sales Ltd.', seemingly now based in the Bahamas. If I understand them
correctly, they want me to become their sales agent for Germany. What a strange idea.
Anyway: In their message they say they are >>one of the worlds most powerful media
distributors<<. And: >>When fully implemented, the Investment Channel will bc to 50
million homes and over 100 countries.<< They are seemingly planning radio and tv bcs
around the week around the clock, this time using satellite distribution rather than SW.
Remains to be seen whether their new plans will be more successful than their SW
adventure. Will count this one as another strange QSL. (Harald Kuhl-D, Jun 20)
HFCC members schedules will be available for the first time on the HFCC servers (public
area) approx. at the end of June 1997. Please check
http://www.hfcc.org/public
again in the next few days. (Alfredo Cotroneo <alfredo@nexus.org> Jun 12)
ADVENTIST
WORLD
RADIO
1997 "Wavescan" DX Contest
The annual DX Contest presented by "Wavescan", the global DX program fr Adventist World
Radio, will be held during the month of Sept 1997. All reception reports dated during
the month of Sept 1997 and addressed to the Indianapolis office will be verified with
the colorful new, "World's Smallest QSL Card".
The 1996 DX contest was a very large and complex contest, honoring the 25th anniversary
of the first bc fr Adventist World Radio over the tx facilities of Radio Trans Europe in
Sines, Portugal. The 1997 DX contest, in contrast is quite simple, easy and brief. Here
are the requirements:CONTEST REQUIREMENTS
PART 1. Send at least one reception report on any AWR txion over any SW stn in any part
of the world, dated in Sept 1997. These reception reports may be on an AWR program over
any SW stn that is owned by Adventist World Radio, over any SW stn that is leased by
Adventist world Radio, or it may be an official AWR program over another SW stn. All
reception reports received at the AWR Office of International Relations in Indianapolis
for reception reports dated in Sept 1997 will be honored with one of these small,
colorful, full data QSL cards.
PART 2. List your five smallest QSL cards, giving their dimensions, and full QSL
details as listed on each card. You should list your oldest QSL cards and/or your most
distant QSL cards and/or your most attractive QSL cards in this range of smallest cards
in your collection.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. It is not necessary to enter both parts of the contest to receive your copy of "The
World's Smallest QSL Card". You may just send a reception report if so desired.
2. Each report will be verified with "The World's Smallest QSL Card", which is a full
data QSL card printed in color and measuring just 3" x 1 3/4" (3" x 1.75" or 7.5 cm x
4.5 cm). This is a limited edition QSL card. It is available only for the contest month
Sept 1997, it is available only fr the Indianapolis office, and it is not available at
any other AWR location.
3.
a.
b.
c.
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
5.
Judging for this 1997 contest will be based upon the following criteria:Adequate fulfillment of Part 1 and Part 2.
The smallest and best and most distant and most colorful small QSLs as
listed for part 2.
Neatness and style of presentation
(The fact that English may be the second
language and that office facilities may vary in different
parts of the world will be taken into account.)
Awards will include:Six copies of the "World Radio TV Handbook" or "Passport to World
Band Radio", one to each continental area.
Six color copies of the Vence painting of AWR-Asia KSDA on Guam,
large enough to frame and hang on your wall; one to each
continental area.
Six sets of United States Presidential coins, one to each
continental area.
Six sheets of the new AWR QSL stamps, one to each continental area.
Several hundred small AWR curios and mentos, as available.
"World's Smallest QSL Card" for each reception report.
AWR QSL stamp, specially endorsed for the 1997 DX contest.
The world winner will be awarded the coveted Bronze Medallion.
We are expecting an overwhelming mail response to our
1997 DX contest. Please assist where possible, by enclosing
a business size envelope (approximately 8 1/2" x 4") addressed
to yourself.
6.
Where possible, please enclose return postage in U.S. postage
stamps, notes in a major world currency, or IRC coupons.
7.
Judging will be finalized only after the mail response has been
received fr all parts of the world, probably towards the end
of Oct. Details will be released shortly afterwards.
8.
Each entry, preferably by airmail, should be postmarked during
Sept 1997 and should be addressed to:1997 "Wavescan" DX Contest
Box 29235
Indianapolis
Indiana 49229
USA.
WORLD'S SMALLEST QSL CARD
Would you like to add a copy of the world's smallest QSL card to your QSL collection?
You can, as part of AWR's 1997 DX contest during the month of Sept. Adventist World
Radio is issuing a limited edition QSL card, "The World's Smallest QSL Card", which
measures just 3" x 1 3/4" (3" x 1.75" or 7.5 cm x 4.5 cm).
It will be available only fr AWR's Office of International Relations in Indianapolis and
only during the month of Sept. The 1997 DX contest, in association with "Wavescan", the
global DX program fr Adventist World Radio, will focus on small QSL cards. Up to this
time, the world's smallest QSL cards are the size of a business card and were issued by
SW stns in Mexico many years ago. Participants in the 1997 contest are invited to
prepare a reception report on any AWR broadcast and to submit a list of their five
smallest QSL cards, giving dimensions and QSL details.
Awards for the 1997 DX contest will include copies of the "World Radio TV Handbook",
"Passport to World Band Radio", QSL stamp sheets, presidential coins, and AWR mementos.
In addition to the smallest QSL card, each entry will also receive a specially endorsed
QSL stamp indicating the 1997 DX contest.
It is anticipated that there will be an overwhelming mail response to our 1997 DX
contest and listeners are invited to assist where possible, by enclosing a selfaddressed business size envelope. Return postage in the form of U.S. postage stamps,
notes in a major world currency, or IRC coupons would be appreciated.
Entries should be sent by airmail and should be postmarked during the month of Sept 1997
and should be addressed to the "Wavescan" office at Box 29235, Indianapolis, Indiana
46229, USA.
Pressemitteilung - 5.-7. Sept 1997
3. DX-Camp der Oldenburger Kurzwellenfreunde in Friedeburg-Marx
Es ist wieder soweit: Vom 5. bis 7. Sept 1997 findet auch dieses Jahr wieder das DX-Camp
der Oldenburger Kurzwellenfreunde statt. Auch diesmal wurde als Ort auf einem zu einer
Pfadfinderunterkunft umgebauten Bauernhof von Renke Siefken im ostfriesischen Dorf Marx
gewaehlt. Die laendliche Umgebung hat sich in den letzten Jahren als fuer den DX-Empfang
sehr geeignet heraus gestellt. Auf dem Gelaende des Bauernhofes koennen Antennen mit
einer Laenge von bis zu 100 Metern ausgelegt werden. Leider ist das Gelaende nicht fuer
Beverage-Antennen geeignet, dafuer gab es aber in den letzten Jahren mit grossen MWRahmenantennen gute Empfangsergebnisse.
Das Camp beginnt am 5. Sept um 15 Uhr und endet am 7. Sept im Laufe des Vormittags. Die
Kosten fuer das gesamte Camp betragen 30 DM (Besucher, die nicht am gesamten Camp
teilnehmen koennen, werden gebeten, sich an den Unkosten zu beteiligen) und enthalten
Uebernachtung (Achtung: Schlafsaecke nicht vergessen, Matratzen sind vorhanden, evtl.
Liegen mitbringen) und Fruehstueck, Mittag- und Abendessen. Wer am Samstag, dem 6. Sept,
mal ausser der Reihe das Camp besuchen moechte, ist herzlich eingeladen.
Zur Anreise: Der Pfadfinderhof ist ueber die Bundesautobahn A29 (OldenburgWilhelmshaven) zu erreichen: Abfahrt Bockhorn/Varel, dann ueber die Bundesstrasse B437
Richtung Friedeburg, in der Ortschaft Marx beim Glockenturm rechts abbiegen, nach 250
Metern ist auf der rechten Seite das DX-Camp.
Anschrift vor Ort: Boergerhoern 13, D-26446 Friedeburg-Marx.
Weitere Informationen zum DX-Camp gibt es unter folgender
Anschrift: Oldenburger Kurzwellenfreunde, c/o Jan Lueschen,
Stiekelkamp 2, D-26125 Oldenburg, Telefon +49 (0)441-301068, oder
per Electronic Mail: jan_lueschen@ol.maus.de
(Oldenburger Kurzwellenfreunde, 26. Juni 1997)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 316
07 Jul 1997
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ALGERIA
RTA Algiers in E at 1600 UTC on v15161 kHz. (WB Jul 5)
AUSTRALIA
R Australia: Due to the budget cut R Australia (RA) have discontinued Thai
and French language bc on Fri, June 27 and the Cantonese language will end on Sun, 29
June 1997. RA had great number of French speaking listeners in the Pacific Islands and
will be greatly missed. The story is the same in China, where RA bc was not jammed at
all and had huge number of listeners. (John Kecskes-AUS, DXW, Jun 30)
RA to be "all but silenced" in Asia. At around the time China takes control of Hong
Kong, RA will be all but silenced in the region, the station's "Dateline" feature
reported on 24th June. The six high-powered txs in Darwin will be turned off at the end
of the last shift next Mon (30th June), mothballed as a result of standoff between the
government and the Australian Broadc Corpor (ABC). (BBCM via AGDX, Jun 27)
CUTS AT RADIO AUSTRALIA, French, Thai and Cantonese sces close down. Two of Radio
Australia's language sces, French and Thai, will close tomorrow [27th June]. A third
sce, Cantonese, will close on Sunday [29th June], also because of budget cuts imposed by
the govt and the Australian Broadc Corpor.
The French sce, which started in 1940 as part of a govt wartime propaganda effort, has
in recent years concentrated on the Pacific region. Its news and other progrs have been
rebroadcast daily on local radio stns throughout the French-speaking Pacific - in
Vanuatu, New Caledonia and French Polynesia. Progrs produced by RA's Thai sce, which
started at the end of the World War II, have been bc on numerous local radio stns in
Thailand. The Cantonese sce was launched in 1964, with listeners in SoChina, Hong Kong
and SoEaAsia. The end of the three sces comes ahead of the closure on Mon, June 30, 1100
UTC, of RA's main txs for SW signals into Asia [on the Cox Peninsula, near Darwin].
... Without Darwin it would be difficult to get a clear signal into WeAsia: "We are
hoping that those Darwin txs may be fired up again in the not too distant future. The
chairman of the ABC, our parent body, has written to the minister for communications to
explore this and we have other very strong supporters who are saying, look, we need
those main vocal cords into Asia, the govt should open them."... Txion manager Nigel
Holmes elaborated on the "unenviable task of knitting together a schedule for English,
Tok Pisin, Vietnamese, Bahasa Indonesia, Khmer and Mandarin using only the Shepparton
and Brandon (Queensland) sites.
Two lines of txion have been allocated for Asia, three for the Pacific and one for Papua
New Guinea. "We are very anxious to find out what the reach of Shepparton is into NoAsia
and into SoEaAsia particularly," Holmes said.
It was very doubtful that listeners in SoEa and SoAsia would be able to enjoy reception
as experienced to date, he added, because Shepparton essentially has only one bearing
that can target Asia, of 329 degrees(!!!). A line on this bearing would pass through
Ambon, Manila and Hong Kong, "and that's what Asia will now be, in terms of RA's bcs",
whereas Darwin could cover a sector from about 280 degrees - through Sri Lanka - to
about 15 degrees, which would put a bc into Japan. Shepparton's txs, at 100 kW, are
between 2.5 and three times less powerful than Darwin's, Holmes added, as well as being
3,000 km further south. "For English, of course, competing with the languages, which are
given priority into Asia at the moment, for their first bcs at least, this obviously
reduces our capacity to get a signal into Asia even further," Broadbent suggested.
Holmes said RA would now "have to do strange things, like bcing sports on the weekend
and all of a sudden there will be a one-hour Khmer txion in the middle of live sports
coverage".
Holmes said it had only been possible to test one frequency, in the 15 MHz band, from
Shepparton into Asia. This had been running for about two years, primarily to put
English and Indonesian into eastern Indonesia, around Ambon, and had been audible in the
late afternoon in Beijing. However, the signal had been virtually inaudible in Indochina
and south Asia.
The Indonesian sce, which is RA's largest language section, will also bc its last
evening sce today. In future, the morning sce will be repeated in the evenings.
(BBCM via AGDX, Jun 26-29)
RA frequency schedule Z97, is valid from 30th June 1997:
Freqs marked "x" carry "Grandstand", a separate sports sce, at 0200-0800 UTC on Sat &
0300-0800 UTC on Sun.
Address: Radio Australia, PO Box 428G, Melbourne 3001, Vic, Australia.
Tel: +61-3-9626-1800 (general) or +61-3-9626-1912/3/4 (txion);
Fax: +61-3-9626-1899 (general) or +61-3-9626-1917 (txion);
E-mail: ratx@radioaus.abc.net.au
URL:
English Language Service
0000-0030 17795 17750 15415 15365 13755 13605 12080 9660
0030-0200 17795 17750 15415 15365 13755 13605 12080 9660
0200-0400 17795 17750 15415 15365-x 15240-x 13605 12080-x 9660-x
0400-0500 17795 15365-x 15240-x 13605 12080-x 9660-x
0500-0600 17795 15365-x 15240-x 13605 12080-x 9660-x
0600-0700 21725 17750 15415 15365-x 15240-x 13605 12080-x 9660-x
0700-0730 21725 17750 15415 15365-x 15240-x 13605 12080-x 9660-x
0730-0800 21725 17750 15415 15365-x 15240-x 13605 12080-x 9660-x
0800-0830 21725 17750 15415 15365 12080 9710 9580 5995
0830-0900 15365 12080 11640 9710 9580 5995
0900-1100 11640-(to 1000) 9580
1100-1130 9580 6080
1130-1200 6080
1200-1230 11800 9580 6080 5995 1230-1300 11800 9580 6080 5995
1300-1400 11800 9580 6080 5995 1400-1500 11800 9415 5995 5870
1500-1600 11800 11660 9615 9415 5995 5870
1600-1700 11660 9615 9415 6080 5995 5870
1700-1800 11880 9615 9415 6355 6080 5870
1800-1900 11880 9615 9415 7240 6355 6080
1900-2000 11880 9615 9415 7240 6355 6080
2000-2100 11880 9615 9415 6355
2100-2130 15365 12080 11880 9660 9615 9415 7240 6355
2130-2200 15365 13755 12080 11695 9660 9615 7240
2200-2300 17795 15365 13755 11695
2300-2330 17795 17750 15365 13755 12080 11695 9660
2330-0000 17795 17750 15365 13755 12080 11695 9660
Foreign Language Service
0400-0500 Chinese
17750 15415 0500-0600 Cambodian 17750 15415
0830-1100 Indonesian 9770 6080
0900-1200 TOK PISIN
9710 6020 5995
(formerly known as Neo-Melanesian or Pidgin)
1000-1100 Cambodian 11640
1100-1330 Chinese
11660 9415
1300-1500 Vietnamese 9415
1330-1500 Cambodian 11660
2000-2100 TOK PISIN
7240 6080 2130-0000 Indonesian 15415
2200-2300 Chinese
17750
(BBCM via AGDX, date of latest update 03 Jul 97)
[nothing heard here in 1800-2100 UTC range, for example on strange 6355 kHz, ed]
BELARUS/UKRAINE
Radio Belarus Minsk German sce started new monthly progr "DX Window",
bc on first Saturday of the month. 1830 UTC 1170 7210 11960, and Ukraine relay 7410 &
9560 kHz. Repeat at 1930 UTC except UKR channels.
Contributions to be send to Thomas Baier, Ringstr. 113, D-66424 Homburg-Saar, Germany.
(Thomas Baier-D, Jun 29)
BRAZIL
v11783.2 kHz Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, at 2126-2132 UTC Portuguese
talk, jingles and IDs. (Mark Veldhuis, Jun 25)
Radio Globo, Rio de Janeiro,
Radio Marumby, Florianapolis,
Radio Nova Visao, Santa Maria,
Radio Brasil Central, Goiania,
Radio Gaucha, Porto Alegre,
(Michiel Schaay-HOL, Jul 4)
CAMBODIA
11805.03
11724.81
11704.89
11815.00
11915.07
kHz,
kHz,
kHz,
kHz,
kHz,
04-07-97,
04-07-97,
04-07-97,
04-07-97,
04-07-97,
Khmer Rouge radio cuts broadcast hours.
2050
2059
2113
2133
2138
UTC.
UTC.
UTC.
UTC.
UTC.
The Khmer Rouge radio stn, Radio of the Provisional Govert of National Union and
National Salvation of Cambodia, made the following announcement of its txion times when
signing on for its 2330 UTC bc on 27th June. "The first txion, in the morning, is 23300100 UTC; at night, 1130-1300 UTC on 41 & 60 mb. This announcement means that total
daily bc time has been reduced from four to three hours, with 30 mins cut from both the
morning and evening txions, which used to be at 2330-0130 and 1130-1330 UTC
respectively. The station is heard on 5407 kHz.
(Khmer Rouge radio resumed txions on 16th June after being off the air for a few days,
from 13th to 15th June. Since then the station has been under the control of the
breakaway Khmer Rouge faction which has split from the movement's former leader, Pol
Pot.) (BBCM via AGDX, Jun 27)
CANADA
At 0300 UTC Canadian local stn CKZU-Vancouver in English on 6160 kHz has been
noted in Germany with local nc and weather report.
(Hans Joachim Koch-D, Jul 3)
ETHIOPIA
On July 3rd, Radio Fana observed on 6210 & 6940 kHz. Progr starts at 0330 UTC
in Oromo. Be careful on 6210 kHz, due to IRIB Tehran co-channel here til 0328 UTC. [Also
clandestine radio "Kurdistan Independence Radio" on v6210 kHz from 0430 UTC! ed]
(Hans
Joachim Koch-D, Jul 3)
GEORGIA
Tentatively Tbilisi in Georgian lang observed at 0800 UTC on 11910 kHz.
Reading long list of frequencies and seemingly progr time ann. (WB Jul 6)
GERMANY
From SDR Stuttgart magazine:
12 % of the potential audience, and 19 % of the elder people, is still listening to MW
SDR Muehlacker 576 kHz 500 kW, instead to the wide spread FM frequencies in state of
Baden Wuerttemberg. Statewide most wanted progrs are SWF3 pop mx wave, and S4 popular
folkloric mx progr, with an daily audience of 1.5 million each. SWF2/SDR2 classic and
culture progr have an audience of 150.000 people, similar figures resulted for the
private radios. (SDR Jul/Aug Magazine)
UNIVERSAL LIFE, the radio progr bcing via Lithuania and Russia, address:
Universelles Leben, SANTEC-Studio, Marienstr. 1, D-97070 Wuerzburg, Germany.
(BDXC Communication, Jul)
English to Asia via VoR Sun 1300-1330 on 11700 kHz, Sat at 1445 on 15460, Tue at 1520 on
15460. German via Belarus Fris 1900-1930 UTC on 11960 kHz.
e-mail
info@universelles-leben.org
WWW-page
http://www.universelles-leben.org
US address: Universal Life - The Inner Religion, PO Box 3549, Woodbridge,
Connecticut, 06525, USA; Tel: 203-2817771.
(Univ. Life, Jun 15, via Kai Ludwig)
Radio Bremen, tx Bremen-Horn-Lehe changes.
As from August 18th, all Radio Bremen FM progrs and ARD 1 TV progr will replacing HornLehe MW & FM location by German Telekom PTT tower at Bremen-Walle, power remaining on
same level. From same tower, Telekom is bcing ZDF [Second German tv channel], Nord3
[Northern German sce 3rd tv progr], and some commercial tv progrs.
MW Bremen 936 kHz will remain for the time being, but MW installation will be replaced
by new R Bremen MW location at 'Wuemme lowland [marsh plain flat] near Oberneuland' in
1998. Equipment approval has been given already.
(Frank Helmbold-D, AGDX, Jul 2)
IRAN/IRAQ/SYRIA
VoIRI Teheran replaces 9550 with 11790 kHz in Bengali at 1430-1530 and
English at 1530-1630 UTC. (Alok Das Gupta-IND, Jul 1)
Voice of the Mojahed: The Mojahedin-e Khalq's radio continues to be monitored as usual
on several shortwave frequencies - for example at 1600 gmt sign-on it is heard on or
around 3550, 3840, 4440, 4640, 5140 and 5440 kHz. Powerful jamming affects all channels,
forcing them to move up or down in frequency in an attempt to avoid the jammer.
New Kurdish radio starts bcing - Med TV report. Kurdistan Independence Radio had
starting bcing. Med TV reported that the radio, which started bcing "two days ago" (20th
June), bcs in Kurdish. "Its bcing times an freqs are as follows:
0400-0530 and 1300-1530 UTC, 6200, 6205, 6210 kHz."
So far BBCM has not heard any bcs from "Kurdistan Independence Radio".
KOREA
The Voice of the People (from South Korea) changed its schedule on June 25 as
follows: 1100-2100 UTC 3912 kHz; 2300-0100 6518, 6600; 0300-0700 6600.
(Toru Yamashita/Asian Broadc Inst., JAP, via DXW, Jun 30)
MADAGASCAR
Deutsche Welle, Talata-Volondry, 15205 kHz, 0902 UTC, English nx.
Schaay mschaay@worldaccess.nl Jun 24)
(Michiel
NETHERLANDS
Latest news on Delta LW project. A spokesperson for Delta 171, a planned
project that would involve bcing in English to the UK and other countries from a very
powerful LW tx in the Netherlands, has given further details of the stn. She said that
whilst contracts for the supply of the txing equipment have been supplied, other aspects
of the project remain to be finalized. The following are excerpts from a RNMN report:
... We called Delta 171. Back at the end of April, Telefunken Sendertechnik - and that's
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental Electronic Corporation of Dallas, Texas - said
they'd signed a turnkey contract to provide a new two MW LW AM bcing stn for Delta 171.
Two one-MW txs are to be coupled together and connected to a four-mast directional
antenna beamed primarily at the UK. The tx site is listed at a place called Kootwijk, a
town in the eastern part of the Netherlands not far from Apeldoorn. ... We've finalized
the contracts, yes that's true. Yes. All this subject to building applications and so
on. ...
Delta 171 has received some local opposition to the original scheme, even though the
site already has antennas on in belonging to the maritime facility Scheveningen Radio,
but it hasn't stopped them. ... Two weeks ago Delta Radio submitted a new proposal
which would mean the antenna masts would be less obtrusive in the area, which in fact is
a nature reserve. ... We have been looking into Amsterdam. Our offices are now in
Amsterdam and that might be a very good option.
A decision on whether planning permission will be granted for the tx site is expected in
a few days time. Other procedures still have to be followed so that by the end of the
summer it will be clear how the project will progress. In the meantime, Delta 171 is
operating a toll free telephone number in the Netherlands - 0800 8171 - and if you live
abroad you could try 31 800 8171, but our experience says that it doesn't often work
outside the country. You can also use traditional snail mail and the address is Delta
171, PO Box 75065, 1070 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
(RN ext sce June 26, BBCM via AGDX)
The Dutch local radio stn Horizon 92.9 from Leende in the Netherlands will offer special
summer bcs to travelers and holidaymakers in EUR, and beyond. During the next 10 weeks a
half-hour program will be aired via the facilities of IRRS in Milan/Italy. The aim of
the program is to keep Horizon's normal FM listeners updated on what is happening
'home'. It will be presented in the Dutch language, but also announcements in English
will be made. Starting 28 June 1997, 'Horizon Worldwide' can be heard every Sat until 30
Aug via IRRS at 1930 UTC on 3985 kHz. A repeat will take place every Sun 0800 UTC on
7125 kHz. //Eindhoven-HOL live each Tue at 1800 UTC 92.9 MHz.
In 1996, listeners' reports were received from all over Europe, Russia, Poland, the
Czech Rep, Latvia, the US, Canada, SoAfrica and Argentina.
Horizon Worldwide, PO Box 80, NL-5595 ZH Leende, the Netherlands. Returnpostage is
highly appreciated. e-mail: horizon.radio@club.tip.nl
(press release, Jul 4)
PAKISTAN
Radio Pakistan noted at 1837-1900 UTC on new 9335 kHz, //much better v11570.1
kHz. Very bad audio feeder quality on 9335. (Kai Ludwig, Jun 20)
PARAGUAY
R Nac del Paraguay in Sp from 2100 UTC onwards on v9737.6 kHz. Usually very
popular nice So&CeAM music with very special flower, my favorite Latin American stn. (WB
Jul 5)
PERU 7040.45, R. San Ignacio, 0048-0118, OA campo mx, long echo tlk by live M anncr
over instru. OA campo mx from 0053-0106 w/at least 1 ID (possibly 3) and ments of Peru,
Santa Cruz, San Ignacio, and occasionally numbers. Nice clear TC and ID at 0110 and!
ment of San Ignacio. More mx and anmnts. Fair at best but seemed to be getting gradually
better. Pretty high QRN from just passed front, and occas. CW QRM.
June 27)
(Dave Valko-USA,
ROMANIA
Bucharest in Romanian home sce relay at 1600 UTC on v15104.8 kHz.
(WB Jul 5)
RUSSIA/MOLDOVA
HF schedules Z97 of various tx centres in Russia:
GPR-2 St.Petersburg Popovka & Kaliningrad Bolshakovo
5835 2030-2130
5925 0200-0500
5935 0200-0430
6015 1300-2100
6145 0500-0600
7130 1730-2000
7200 1630-2000
7230 1600-1900
7280 1500-1900
7300 2300-0300
7310 1600-2000
7380 2030-2300
7390 1500-2100
9480 2300-0300
9740 1930-2200
9775 1600-2200
9845 0100-0600
11630 0630-1000
11685 1030-1300
11745 0900-1000
11920 1700-1900
11975 1500-1600
11985 0500-1300
11985 1400-1600
12000 1500-2200
12005 0530-1000
12015 1700-1800
12045 1030-1600
12065 1630-2000
15540 1400-1700
TCR-4
5935
7260
7325
9600
9820
11765
11985
12040
15435
15490
Krasnodar Tbilisskaya
1530-2000
7250 2100-0300
0300-0400
7295 1700-2100
1530-2000
7345 0100-0400
0000-0300
9620 2000-2300
2300-0300
9885 1300-2200
1830-2000
11785 1200-1600
1700-2000
12015 1300-1600
1700-2200
13645 0300-0700
1230-1500
15455 0900-1000
1000-1500
17560 1000-1200
7260
7305
9560
9810
11720
11980
12025
15350
15485
17610
0000-0200
1700-1800
1530-2300
1600-2230
0830-1500
1500-1900
0430-0800
1400-1800
1500-1900
0600-1400
GPR-1 Moscow region
5905 1530-2000
5910 0100-0300
6030 1430-2000
6110 0100-0500
7105 0330-1500
7290 1600-2000
7440 1930-2200 usb8005 1830-2300
9450 1600-2100
9450 2300-0300
9470 2300-0300
9480 1500-2100
9630 1800-2200
9675 1400-2000
9710 1500-2200
9720 0530-1400
9720 1500-2200
9765 1600-2200
9775 2300-0300
9785 1500-1800
9795 1700-2100
9810 2300-0300
9820 1600-2200
9830 2300-0300
9840 1600-2100
9865 1500-2000
9865 2300-0300
9880 2030-2300
9880 2300-0300
11630 1700-2100
11655 1000-1600
11690 1500-2000
11695 1600-2000
11710 1300-1500
11775 1400-2000
11850 1500-1900
12010 (alt. 7420) 1930-2200
12015 2000-2100
12020 2000-2100
12030 1600-2000
12035 1400-2000
12045 1700-1800
12060 1700-2100
12070 1700-2200
usb12175 0100-0500 & 1430-1800
usb14950 0100-0400 & 1630-2300 (alt. usb11575)
15460 1100-1400
15460 1500-1600
15560 1100-1400
usb16300 0530-1400 usb16330 0430-1600
GPR-3
5925
7270
7345
7400
9470
9490
9645
9890
11665
11750
11890
12010
12045
13645
Samara & Saransk
0000-0100
5935
2200-0300
7300
1430-2200
7350
20007440
1500-2200
9490
1600-2200
9605
1330-1700
9800
1500-2000
9890
1200-1600
11700
0930-1300
11765
1500-2000
11940
0900-1000
12010
0900-1000
12055
1330-1530
15110
1500-2100
6195 2200-0200
1700-2100
7325 0100-0400
1600-2200
7355 1330-2300
0200-0400
9470 0430-1400
1515-1545(Mons only, to Arctica)
0230-1430
9615 1500-1900
1500-1900
9835 1600-2000
2030-2200
9890 2300-0300
1300-1500
11725 1500-1900
1200-1400
11820 1600-2000
0730-1300
11990 0330-0700
1500-2000
12045 0200-0300
1400-1800
12065 0430-0900
1200-1500
15230 1200-1500
15500 0700-1300
15510 1000-1400
15550 1200-1400
Maiac-Grigoriopol in Moldova(Pridnestrovye).
The txs carry Voice of Russia progrs in English, Russian, French, Spanish, Port, and
Arabic. To AF, EUR, No&SoAM.
7125 2230-0300
7230 0030-0300
9620*0030-0300
9665 2030-2400
11750*2230-2400
11840 1930-2200
11840 2230-0300
11945 1400-2000
13815 1500-2200
15340 1600-2200
15430 1000-1900
*=alternat. 7105
(Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, Jun 20)
SAUDI ARABIA
Clandestine radio stn Voice of the Iraqi People, v9568.6 kHz, 1043 UTC,
tentative, with Arabic talks and announcement by male speaker.
[Beware of QBS Doha on nearby 9570.2 kHz. Niamey Niger every day on 9705 kHz at same
time slot, starting at 0700 til past 1200. And Mali v9734 kHz, Libya test tone on 9655
kHz too. ed + Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Jun 4/5]
SRI LANKA
11905 kHz, SLBC Colombo on Jun 25, 0058 UTC, After mammoth Budapest leaves
the channel, SLBC has been showing with pips on the hour and bits of ID caught ("You're
tuned to ... Sri Lanka ..."), then a variety of subcontinental vocals and announcements
by man or woman, probably in Sinhala. Followed past 0145. I don't know what their s/on
time is these days now that Sri Lanka has changed its local time. Reception ranges from
barely mediocre to very poor. Other Sri Lanka signals noted on 25mb around this time: R.
Japan relay on 11890 in English (fair, though splattered by VOA/11895) and VOA relay on
11705, also in English (very poor).
(Bob Hill-USA, via DXW, Jun 30)
SWITZERLAND
Private Radio Evviva, Zurich, ceased folkloric music sce program on MW
Beromuenster Gunzwil 1566 kHz, and Astra satellite outlet, as from Jun 30th, 2200 UTC,
most likely due to lack of funds. In the past, owner of Radio Evviva appealed to Swiss
frequency and PTT Swiss Telecom authorities for a frequency on the lower end of the MW
band, to expand its Swiss audience, and to push back Swiss public bcing a similar
program on powerful MW 531 kHz.
MW 1566 kHz couldn't serve the main target in Northern [Swiss German speaking]
Switzerland effectively. During daytime, signals blown out in nearby Zurich area.
[and also 100 kms north of Beromuenster tx site, which I noted last week during a trip
to Swiss-German border area, ed]
Far better reception conditions on 1566 kHz noted for example in Stuttgart or Munich
Germany, some 150 to 200 kms north of the main target zone.
Negotiations between Switzerland and Austria have been in progress to use a frequency
which registrated by the ITU Geneva originally for Austria, like either 585 or 630 kHz.
So, Radio Evviva may re-appear in near future on a different MW channel.
Original contribution in German language: Radio Evviva stellt seinen Betrieb am Montag,
30.6. um 2200 UTC definitiv ein. Betroffen sind die MW 1566 und Astra-Tonuntertraeger.
Dies, weil der Schweizer Bundesrat am vergangenen Mittwoch n i c h t s entschieden
hatte, was mit Evviva weiter geschehen soll - mit AUT waren Verhandlungen im Gange, dass
Evviva eine bessere MW-QRG im Bereich von 600 kHz (also vermutlich 585 oder 630)
bekommen sollte, aber Evviva scheint wohl der finanzielle Schnauf ausgegangen zu sein.
(christian_bruelhart@logon.ch Jun 30)
TAIWAN
WYFR via VO Free China rescheduled their Indian Sce as from 1st July.
11550 kHz 0000-0100 Hindi, 0100-0200 English (NEW)
1510-1610 Hindi, 1610-1810 English
(Alok Das Gupta-IND, Jul 1)
THAILAND
Radio Thailand Z97 schedule, * VoA Udon Thani relay:
0000-0030 11905 9690-* 9655 927 English to NoAM
0030-0100 15370-* 11905 9655 927 English to AS & NoAM
0100-0200 Thai, 0300-0330 English, 0330-0430 Thai
0530-0600 15115-* 11905 9655 927 English to EUR
1100-1115 11905 9655 7260-* 927 Vietnamese to AS
1115-1130 Cambodian
1130-1145
1200-1215
1230-1300
1300-1315
1330-1400
1400-1430
1800-1900
1900-2000
2000-2015
11905 9655 6030-* 927 Lao,
1145-1200 Burmese
11905 11805-* 9655 927 Malay, 1215-1230 Indonesian
11905 9885-* 9655 9505 927 English to AS/AUS
11905 11850-* 9655 927 Japanese, 1315-1330 Chinese
11955-* 11905 9655 927 Thai to AS
11905 9830-* 9655 927 English to AS/AUS
11905 9690-* 9655 927 Thai to ME
11905 9655 7210-* 927 English to EUR
11905 9680-* 9655 927 German to EUR,
2015-2030 French, 2030-2045 English, 2045-2115 Thai
TUNISIA
RTT Tunis in Arabic at 2200 UTC on v7474.6 kHz (daytime v11729.1). Terrible
audio from that tx unit, lasting at least two months now. Similar faulty modulation
occurs on TRT Ankara outlet 9460 kHz at present. (WB Jul 5-6)
UNIDENTIFIED
On 7543.5 kHz in LSB mode, in the two weeks since I first
reported this stn, I have seen absoluetly no reports of anyone else hearing it. I
checked again the following evening, Jun 19, and it started to fade in around 2345 UTC.
On Jun 20, a weak carrier around 1200, audio faded in at 1223 with preaching in
progress.
Next check Jul 1 at signing on 1241 but too weak to copy; 1255 faded in stronger with
preaching, 1315 mx; at 1342 ending "Una Voz del Aire" progr with Mexican mx, and
starting "Una Cita con Dios" giving an address on Central Avenida in Los Angeles. At
1507 still audible but weaker, and gone by 1525. Never any sign-on, sign-off or IDs
heard other than names of progrs. Perhaps this is a Mexican aficionado doing his part
for evangelism, and his clock is 12 mins slow or 18 mins fast... Jul 2 had moved up to
v7544.1 kHz. (Glenn Hauser-USA, Jun 19/28, Jul 1-2, WoR Jul 3)
USA
ALBANIAN ELECTION COVERAGE.
The Voice of America has added a bc in Albanian to provide coverage of elections in the
country. The bc runs Jun 22 - Jul 13, 1997:
1415-1430 UTC on 11925, 13720, and 15290 kHz.
(Tony Jones-PRG, via Cumbre spec, Jun 29)
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE, SHORT VERSION effective July 2:
On WWCR Nashville, Thu 2030 15685, Sat 0530 5070 [NEW temporary], Sat 0605 3210, Sat
1130 5070, Sat 1300 15685, Sun 0900 3210, Sun 2330 5070, Tue 1230 15685.
1900, Wed 0300, 1000--on 15050 AM in 1900-0500 period, 7385 2200-1200, NEW 7585-USB
0000-1200.
NEW!! On WGTG, Georgia, UT Tue 0400 on 5085 (Glenn Hauser-USA, Jul 2)
[WoR noted on new 5070 kHz Sat 0530 UTC, but unfortunatelly stn fade-out started at 0540
UTC in Center EUR. Sat 15685 was replaced by religious progr on Jul 5, ed]
Radio Free Iran. The previous week's edition of "Communications World" had reported
that the US House of Representatives and the Senate had both passed their separate
versions of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1997.
The report said that the Senate version of the Act gives two million dollars to Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) "to operate a new Radio Free Iran, which would
transmit into Iran news in Farsi [Persian] about Iran". It said the House of
Representatives version of the Act "calls for a study about establishing a Radio Free
Iran and a Radio Free Africa, but it does not allocate any money for either station". "A
conference between the House and the Senate to iron out differences will begin in July,"
the programme said. (BBCM via AGDX, JUn 29)
NEWS FROM WRMI - July 1, 1997
NEW ANTENNA UPDATE - WRMI's new rotatable log-yagi antenna beamed to North America is
well under construction. The tower has been completely erected. As I write this, the
engineers are working on the elevator mechanism which will lift the antenna to the top
of the tower. This device will also be able to lower the antenna to the ground in the
event of a hurricane, for example. We are hopeful that the new antenna can be on the
air during the month of July.
WRMI ON THE AIR 24 HOURS PER DAY - In June, WRMI began bcing 24 hours per day on
weekdays, and slightly less on weekends. Much of the new progr is in English and
consists of the "AmeriNet" talk radio network, based in Tampa, Florida.
NEW TIMES FOR VIVA MIAMI AND WAVESCAN - Our English-language DX progr from Adventist
World Radio, "Wavescan," has been expanded from 15 to 30 mins as of July, in order to
bring you more DX news and features. At the same time, we have shortened the Englishlanguage version of "Viva Miami" from 30 to 15 mins and we have added a number of bcs of
Viva Miami each week. "Viva Miami" includes letters from listeners, interviews, DX news,
travel information, music and a variety of other features. In July, several editions of
"Viva Miami" will have interviews and other items from the 1997 European DX Council
Conference held in the Czech Rep last month. In August, "Viva Miami" will go on the road
to Mexico, and in late Sept and Oct, the program will feature Alaska.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS FROM SOUTH AMERICA - WRMI will relay another special bc of the South
American "pirate" stns Radio Pirana International and Radio Cochiguaz on UTC July 28,
1997 at 0100-0130 (Radio Pirana International) and 0130-0200 (Radio Cochiguaz) UTC on
9955 kHz. Special QSL cards will be issued for reception reports sent either to WRMI or
directly to the stns in question. (Jeff White WRMI, Jul 1)
UK
BDXC - British DX Club visit to Radio London RSL from Walton Pier on Sat Aug 9th.
The full cost per person is 5 British pounds. This recreation of the sixties offshore
radio station which will be bcing close to the original anchorage off Frinton-on-Sea.
More information via phone 01202 - 570 979, or e-mail
mike.terry@btinternet.com
(Mike Terry, 26 Pinewood Avenue, Northbourne, Bournemouth, BH10 6BT )
VIETNAM
VoV R Hanoi in E at 1600 UTC on v15009.8 kHz. (WB Jul 5)
YUGOSLAVIA
Serbia denies plan to ban foreign radio broadcasts.
The Serbian information minister has denied as groundless the claims that she has ever
asked for a ban on the Voice of America, Deutsche Welle and Radio Free Europe bcs. She
has also denied that Radio-TV Serbia is to take over Radio-TV Kragujevac [town in
central Serbia]. (BBCM via AGDX, Jun 27)
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Ludo Maes, TDP, P.O. Box 1,
Tel : +32 3 314 78 00
E-mail : tdp@ping.be
http://www.ping.be/tdp
B-2310 Rijkevorsel, Belgium
Fax : +32 3 314 12 12
Web : http://www.ping.be/tdp/
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
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BC-DX 317
14 Jul 1997
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ALBANIA/USA
VoA Durres Fllake relay schedule:
1395 0330-0400 VOA SERB DUR 500 330
1395 0430-0500 VOA CROA DUR 500 330
1458 0530-0600 VOA SERB DUR 500 338
1458 2200-2230 VOA SERB DUR 500 330 (IBB schedule Jul 1)
TWR Cerrik in Ukrainian observed by Nikolay Rudnev-RUS from 1535 UTC on 9970.
(May 16)
ALGERIA
Came accross Radio Algiers Int. in English at 2053 UTC, seems the slot for
these program is now 2000-2100 UTC. Tx off-frequency on 15158, medium signal on clear
channel, slightly distorded modulation.
(Kai Ludwig-D, Jul 6) [in afternoon on v15161, ed]
AUSTRALIA
Radio Australia introduced a new schedule on 30 June, and modifications from
July 10th at 0700 UTC.
This reflects the closure of Darwin and reduced language sces. Shepparton operates
around the clock with six 100 kW SW txs in use simultaneously, and Brandon maintains two
10 kW SW txs (but not 24-hrs). Some unusual frees are now listed from Shepparton:
5870 030 degrees 1400-1800 English.
6355 050 degrees 1700-2130 English, but
now replaced by 11880 at 065 degr due to QRM.
9415 329 degrees 1100-1330 Chinese, 1330-1500 Vietnamese.
9415 030 degrees 1500-2130 English.
RA would like reports of the Asian bcs, on azimuth 329, 339, 353 and 355 degrees from
the curtains and rhombic antennas at Shepparton. The Darwin facility will be mothballed
and the staff redeployed at, amongst other locations, the Jindalee project at Alice
Springs. Reports can be sent to Radio Australia, FAX +61 3 9626 1917 or GPO Box 428G,
Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia (Attention: Arie Schellaars)
Shepparton txing schedule, as fr July 10th:
329 degrees - Line A: 17750 2200-0830, but started on July 10th at 0700 UTC.
9770 0830-1100, 9415 1100-1500, 9615 1500-2200;
329 degrees - Line B: 15415 2130-0830, 11640 0830-1100, 11660 1100-1700;
065 degrees - Line B: 11880 1700-2130.
090 degrees - Line C: 15365 2100-0900;
030 degrees - Line C: 6020 0900-1200;
070 degrees - Line C: 11800 1200-1600;
339 degrees - Line C: 6080 1600-1900;
005 degrees - Line C: 6080 1900-2100;
050 degrees - Line D: 17795 2200-0600;
329 degrees - Line D: 21725 0600-0830;
339 degrees - Line D: 6080 0830-1400;
030 degrees - Line D: 5870 1400-1800, 7240 1800-2200;
353 degrees - Line E: 13605 0000-0800, 9710 0800-1200;
050 degrees - Line E: 5995 1200-2130;
355 degrees - Line E: 11695 2130-0000.
030 degrees - Line F: 15240 2130-0200 [13755 dropped temporarily],
15240 0200-0800, 9580 0800-1500,
9415 1500-2130.
Brandon txing schedule, as fr July 10th:
010 degrees - Line G: 9660 2100-0800; 5995 0800-1200.
080 degrees - Line J: 12080 2100-0900.
(Ed: The reference to Jindalee is for the "Jindalee Over the Horizon Radar Network"
project ["JORN"]. Bob Padula-AUS, EDXP).
- Following a decision by the Australian Government earlier this year, our tx site at
Cox Peninsula, near Darwin, was closed at 1100 on Mon 30 June. This closure has had a
major impact on RA's ability to sce its audiences in Asia, a situation which is further
exacerbated at times when we would normally offer our general English sce and special
sporting coverage such as the current Australian Ashes tour of England.
Adapting to these changes we are now only able to offer our Asian listeners an extremely
limited coverage of the remaining Ashes tests.
>From this Thurs, 3 July, the first day of the third test, listeners in Asia should tune
to 11660 [in replacement of scheduled 9615 ?] between 1500-1800. Listeners in the PAC
will be better served, but will miss the first three hours of coverage. They should tune
to 9580 between 1200-1800.
We sincerely apologise for this truncated coverage, especially for our listeners in
Asia. We are most anxious to have your immediate reaction to these changes. Please send
your comments E-mail <ratx@radioaus.abc.net.au>
Thank you. Roger Broadbent, Manager, English & Pacific Services, Radio Australia.
(RA media release of 30 Jun, via Mat Francis, comments by Bob Padula
via EDXP, amendments by Arie Schellars of RA via WB, Jul 10)
Since the Darwin txs has shut down, Radio Australia could here in EUR sometimes received
in 1500-1700 UTC range on 11660. (Erich Bergmann-D, Jul 8)
The Australian Democrats say the closure of Radio Australia's Darwin [SW] tx may make it
more difficult to contact and evacuate Australian citizens in Cambodia. The Democrats'
Senator Vicki Bourne has called on the govt to immediately recommission Radio
Australia's Darwin tx to improve the signal to Cambodia. She says the tx closed last
week following govt budget cuts to the ABC [Australian Broadc Corpor].
Senator Bourne says Australians in Phnom Penh have been told by Ambassador Tony Kevin to
listen to the BBC and Voice of America for information on the situation in the capital.
She says the govt must reverse its decision because Australian and Cambodian lives may
depend on it. (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 7)
"School of the Air", via Royal Flying Doctor Sce, observed on 5145 and 5845 in period
0000-0200*, 5 Jul (Dieter Habicht). (Ed: Most likely via VNZ Port Augusta, South
Australia. Utility stn, but included here for general interest, observed during the Mid
Winter Survey. BP). (via EDXP, Jul 8)
CHINA
Voice of the Strait, Fuzho, in Amoy language on hx2754 (2x1377) at 1440-1700 UTC
signing off. (Roland Schulze-PHL, Jun 30)
CONGO / SIERRA LEONE
In our local newspaper I found following item of news agency AP:
"Deutsche Post AG" [German Mail Sce] has announced, that currently all connections to
Congo (these one with the capital Brazzaville) and Sierra Leone are disrupted, due to
the situation "similiar to civil war" there. So letters and parcels couldn't delivered
in these countries, already posted shipments will returned to the sender. (Kai Ludwig-D,
Jul 10)
CYPRUS
Bayrak-Radio Television, the state broadcaster in northern Cyprus, now has a
site on the world wide web. The site also contains a live RealAudio feed of Bayrak Radio
1 in Turkish. The URL is:
http://www.cc.emu.edu.tr/press/brt/brt.htm.
An e-mail address for Bayrak Radio-TV is given as: brt@cc.emu.edu.tr.
(BBCM via AGDX, Jul 7)
CZECH REPUBLIC
Jeff White reports that Czech Rep. wants to sell SW airtime. (WoR Glenn
Hauser-USA, Jul 10)
CZECH REP/GERMANY
Deutsche Welle expands on Czech mediumwave radio. The Czech
programme of Deutsche Welle radio is to expand its presence on MW in the Czech Rep fr
1st July 1997. On weekdays, a news programme of DW radio can be heard live on the freqs
of Czech radio nationwide between 1245-1300. Over the past year and a half, the Czech
rebroadcasting partner has been txing the progr "That Was the Day in Germany" , which
includes short news reports, interviews, and features, every day between 1910-1930.
Czech Radio launched a joint project with DW, VoA, the BBC and RFE in Nov 1995. On this
occasion, a new -sixth- channel (CRo6) was opened, which now reaches 12 per cent of the
population every week. The bc "The Day in Germany" by DW radio/Czech is being aired
between 15-minute blocks of VoA (1230-1245) and the BBC (1300-1315). This makes it
possible to obtain information from Washington, Bonn and London in the Czech language on
the radio at prime time. (DW via BBCM, AGDX, Jul 1)
ETHIOPIA/CIS
A previously-unheard Amharic-language radio stn calling itself " Radio
Voice of One Free Ethiopia" (Amharic: Andit Netsa Ethiopia Dimts Radio Agelgilot) has
been heard since 18th June. It bcs on Suns & Weds only at 1615-1715 UTC on 12105.
Address: PO Box 5801, Washington DC 20016, USA.
Aerial bearings indicate that the stn is using a tx in one of the Central Asian
republics of the former Soviet Union. Although poor reception has precluded a detailed
assessment of the stn's bcs, in its mode of operation and contact address Radio Voice of
One Free Ethiopia is very similar to two earlier SW stns that were hostile to the
current Ethiopian govt:
1. Voice of Ethiopian Patriotism (Amharic: Admas Ethiopia Yeager Fikir Dimts): This
radio, which supported the Coalition of Ethiopian Democratic Forces, was heard in Oct
and Nov 1992.
2. Free Radio Voice of Ethiopia Unity (Amharic: Yenetsa Radio Yeethiopia Andinet Dimts):
This was first heard in Nov 1993. It was heard intermittently the following year but not
since then.
Both of these earlier stns announced postal addresses in Washington DC, bc from SW txs
in the former Soviet Union, and only operated on Suns and Weds, as is also the case with
Radio Voice of One Free Ethiopia. (BBCM via AGDX, 18 Jun-2 Jul)
GERMANY
VoA/RFE relay schedule Munich Ismaning in Bavaria:
1197 1900-1945 VOA CZEC MUN 300 065 Eur
1197 1800-1900 VOA ENGL MUN 300 065 Eur
1197 2300-2400 VOA ENGL MUN 300 065 Eur MO-FR
1197 1945-2000 VOA SLVK MUN 300 065 Eur
1197 2000-2200 VOA POLI MUN 300 065 Eur
1197 1700-1800 RFE SC
MUN 300 115 Eur
1197 1600-1700 RFE SC
MUN 300 115 Eur
1197 0000-0300 VOA ENGL MUN 300 065 Eur
1197 1400-1500 VOA ENGL MUN 300 ND Eur MO-FR
1197 1530-1600 VOA ENGL MUN 300 115 Eur
1197 0300-0330 VOA ENGL MUN 300 065 Eur
1197 0400-0415 VOA SLVK MUN 300 065 Eur
1197 0330-0400 VOA CZEC MUN 300 065 Eur
1197 0415-0430 VOA ENGL MUN 300 065 Eur
1197 1500-1530 VOA BOSN MUN 300 115 Eur MO-FR
1197 0430-0700 VOA ENGL MUN 300 065 Eur
1197 1200-1400 VOA ENGL MUN 300 ND Eur MO-FR
VoA/RFE relay schedule Holzkirchen in
1593 1700-1730 VOA SLVK HOL 150 ND
1593 2100-2130 VOA SERB HOL 150 ND
1593 1900-1930 RFE SC
HOL 150 ND
1593 2130-2200 RFE SC
HOL 150 ND
1593 0400-0515 RFE CZ
HOL 150 ND
1593 2000-2100 RFE SC
HOL 150 ND
1593 0515-0600 RFE SL
HOL 150 ND
1593 1930-2000 VOA SERB HOL 150 ND
1593 1600-1700 VOA ENGL HOL 150 ND
1593 1800-1900 RFE SC
HOL 150 ND
Bavaria:
MO-FR
MO-FR
(IBB schedule Jul 1)
Deutsche Welle in German 1000-1400 on 15490, Indo 1400-1425 15470.
[Wertachtal?] (Klaus Lieberwirth-D, Jul 8)
Radio Budapest found on new frequency; could be another German relay?
(WoR Glenn Hauser-USA, Jul 10)
GREECE
ERT Athens schedule via VoA Kavalla-GRC and Rhodes location:
Kavalla in Northern Greece
MW 792 Suns 0800-1000, daily 1000-1300, 1400-1600, 1900-1930, 2030-2130.
6260 0000-0350. 7430 0600-0800 & 1900-2050.
7480 2100-2150. 9375 0400-0550, 1200-1350, 1500-1700.
9380 1900-2050. 9520 0400-0600 & 1400-1450.
9425 1715-1750, 2100-2350. 9935 2300-2350.
11575 1500-1700. 11645 0000-0350, 0600-0800, 1400-1450, 1800-1850.
15150 1800-1850. 15175 1200-1350. 15630 1715-1750.
Rhodes Island MW 1260 0900-1200 & 2200-2230 UTC. (ERT schedule)
HAWAII
HWA Marine wx forecast stn in Honolulu in English on usb6200 from 1200 UTC
onwards. Not every day. (Roland Schulze-PHL, Jun 30)
INDONESIA
RRI Tanjung Karang (WRTH lists Tanjung Pinang) in BI observed on new 4920
til 1800 UTC close down. (Roland Schulze-PHL, Jun 30)
JORDAN
Jordan radio Amman schedule, sked eff fr March 15:
English 1000-1630 UTC 11690.
Arabic 0300-0500 9630 11810 15435
0500-0800 11810 11835 15435
0800-1000 11810
1000-1200 11810 15355
1200-1400 11810 13630
1400-1500 13630
1500-1700 6105 7155 13630(-1530)
1700-2100 6105 7155 15435
2100-0100 6105 11935 15435 (Roy Patrick, WDXC Contact Jul)
Jordan-based Iraqi opposition radio off air for repairs.
The Jordanian nxpaper 'Al-Hadath' on 30th Jun reported Iraqi opposition sources based in
Amman as saying that relations between the Jordanian govt and the Iraqi opposition were
"good" and that "there is no political crisis between the two sides". The paper
continued by referring to the "suspension" of the radio stn of the opposition Iraqi
National Accord (INA), "which is believed to transmit from Amman". It cited sources in
the INA as saying that "the radio, which transmits on two freqs, was recently jammed by
the Iraqis and that technical repairs are being made to strengthen its txion." The
sources added that "the repair work might take a long time, but the stn will resume
txion when it is ready." (The INA radio referred to is known as Al-Mustaqbal ("The
Future"), which began bcing in Apr 1996. In the past it has been heard on various MW
freqs incl 1008, 1035 and 1566.)
Jordan Radio-TV launches web site. Jordan Radio and Television is on-line on the world
wide web as of today [24th June]. The site offers general information relating to Jordan
Television [JTV], Jordan Radio and the Jordan Satellite Channel, incl programme and
txion schedules. Internet surfers will have access to JTV national and internat nx,
weather and features. The site can be accessed under
http://www.jrtv.com
(BBCM via AGDX, Jun 24/30)
Jordan-based Iraqi opposition radio closes down. The radio of the Iraqi National Accord
Movement [The Future - Al-Mustaqbal], which was active at the time of [former Jordanian
Prime Minister] Kabariti's govt, has ceased bcing. Sources from the movement stated that
the radio stopped for technical reasons and jamming by Iraqi security agencies; however,
reports suggest that the radio stopped on political grounds after Prime Minister Abd alSalam al-Majali was charged with opening a new chapter in relations with Iraq and
following his repeated meetings with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz. It is well
known that the Iraqi govt agencies do not have the technical capability to jam the
state-of-the-art radio of the National Accord Movement, which it received as a gift,
valued at over 25m dollars, from the United States.
[Al-Mustaqbal Radio, mouthpiece of the Iraqi National Accord Movement, which used to
transmit on 1008, has not been observed since 15th June.] (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 5)
KOREA
RKI Seoul in E til 0830-0850 UTC on 13670, but joined by powerful North Korean
jammer around 0845 UTC, aimed to RKI Korean sce 0900-1100 UTC on same channel. (Roland
Schulze-PHL, Jun 30)
KUWAIT
Final J97 sked for Radio Kuwait:
Arabic:
6055 0200-1305 Gulf Area
9855 1800-0000 Eu/NAm
9880 1315-2130 ME
11990 1615-1800 Eu/NAm
15110 0445-0930 SAs, 1315-1730 15495 0200-1305 ME
15495 1800-0000 CAf/NAf/WAf
15505 0815-1740 CAf/NAf/WAf
15505 0400-0805 Eu
17885 0900-1505 FE
English:
11675 0000-0530 WNAm
11990 1800-2100 Eu/NAm
13620 0930-1605 Eu/NAm
15505 1745-2300 Eu/NAm
(Marc Vissers in rec.radio.shortwave via Mick Ogrizek, 7 Jul, via EDXP)
LIBYA
LJB noted around 2045 UTC on all three 19 mB channels: 15235, 15415, 15435.
15415 with good signal, 15235 and 15435 much weaker - obviously beamed to other targets
than Europe. All in //with talks in Arabic, as usual tinny sound on really low
modulation depht. (Kai Ludwig-D, Jul 6)
Extended excerpts of 'Green Book' reading in various languages on 15415 only, like
Russian on 1st day of each month, German on 5, Polish 23, Bulgarian 25, approx. 17001815 UTC. (WB)
MOROCCO
RTM Rabat on 15335 is a fraction of a second too late compared to 15345. Also
audio quality is far better than RTM Tangiers 15345 at noon. 15335 seems to be coming
via new VoA Briech tx site. Scheduled 11920 0000-0500, 15335 1100-1500 & 2200-0000. (Kai
Ludwig-D, WB, Jul 8)
NICARAGUA
Radio Miskut still operates on 5770 and will continue. Current power is
adequate only for reliable local reception. Please do not assume that time on SW 5770 is
nearing an end! In actuality a new SW xmtr is being readied and will be on line as soon
as transportation is available. It should provide the authorized power of 500 watts. In
June, operations began on 104 MHz FM with coverage of the local area using the identical
feed from the low power 5770 transmissions. MW operations will probably not be initiated
currently. With proposed SW antenna improvements, and new xmtr, it is expected that SW
reception will be greatly enhanced, and new program material is contemplated including
"The Atlantic Baseball Net" featuring live sportscasts of games. Broadcasting operations
run by indigenous groups in Latin America are quite rare. Radio Miskut is one such and
has a dedicated regional audience. While money is very scarce, ingenuity is not. The FM
operations are currently going by the name "Radio Bilwi". Bilwi is the indigenous name
for the city of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Later there may be some differences in
program material on the SW and FM frequencies. More later.
(John C. Freeman, Tech Systems, July 2 on WORLD OF RADIO 901)
John has made assisting Radio Miskut his personal mission. See his article a few months
ago in MONITORING TIMES. Before and after 1200 UTC on July 9 and 10 I was able to detect
a very weak broadcast signal on usb5770, presumably this.
(direct Glenn Hauser, Oklahoma, Jul 10)
NIGERIA/SOUTH AFRICA/USA
Voice of Nigeria is the country's official ext radio sce. It
used to be part of the Federal Radio Corpor of Nigeria (FRCN) but was removed fr the
FRCN by a 1991 decree. VoN was off the air following tx
breakdown in late 1995. Tests resumed from new txs in Nov 1996 with regular programming
restarting in May 1997. Frequs used in the past: 17800, 15185 and 15120.
7255 0500-2300 UTC. English at 0500, 0600, 1000, 1500, 1600, 1900, 2000 UTC.
French at 0700, 1100, 1800. Hausa at 0800, 1200, 2200.
Fulfulde 0900, 1300, 2100. Swahili 1400 UTC.
Addr: Voice of Nigeria, PMB 40003, Falomo, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: +234-1-269-3075/3078
Fax: +234-1-269-1944
Multilingual "Voice of Free Nigeria" is operated by the Free Nigeria Movement (FNM)
which says that the stn is intended to serve as a "source of information, education and
entertainment to the Nigerian people" and will deal with "matters pertaining to Nigeria
of the past, present and the future as envisioned by the FNM". It opposes the current
Nigerian govt and was inaugurated on 12th Jun 1997. Aerial bearings indicate the use of
an African tx location. Sat only 1900-2000 UTC 11680.
Addr: Voice of Free Nigeria, P.O.Box 441395, Indianapolis, IN 46244, USA.
Tel: +1-317-216-4590 E-mail: fnm@ix.netcom.com
URL:
http://pw2.netcom.com/~fnm
National Liberation Council of Nigeria's "Radio Kudirat Nigeria", the Voice of Democracy
(formerly Radio Democrat Internat) began bcing on 12th June 1996. It is opposed to the
current Nigerian govt and says that it is the voice of the Nigerian pro-democracy
movement. It said that it was launched to complement the activities of its sister stn,
Freedom Radio (also known as Freedom Frequency) which has bc on 99.9 MHz in the Lagos
area in the past. It bcs from a 500-kW tx in Meyerton South Africa.
1900-2010 UTC 6205. Nx 1915-1920 UTC, Newstalk 1920-1935 UTC.
Addr: Nalicon UK, PO Box 9663, London SE1 3LZ, UK
or:
Fax: +44-171-403-6985; e-mail: nalicon@postlin.demon.co.uk
Nalicon USA: PO Box 175, Boston, MA 02131, USA
Fax: +1-617-364-7362; e-mail: nalicon@nalicon.com
National Democratic Coalition's "Radio Nadeco", which describes itself as "the voice of
free Nigeria", bcs in support of the National Democratic Coalition of Nigeria (Nadeco),
and is opposed to the current Nigerian govt. The bcs, which were inaugurated on 30th Jun
1997, are tx via WWCR, a SW stn based in Nashville, USA, which hires airtime on a
commercial basis.
0500-0515 UTC in English 5070-(via WWCR)
Addr: Radio Nadeco, 514 10th St NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004, USA
Tel: +1-202-347-1960
Fax: +1-202-347-0921
URL: http://www/panafrica.com/nadeco/nadeco.htm
NIGERIA [non]. Radio NADECO's monitors in Nigeria complain that they cannot hear the
broadcast at 0500-0515 UTC M-F via WWCR 5070 because of interference from VOA. This must
be Sao Tome, 5970, at 0500 in English toward Nigeria, via cheap-receiver image 900 or
910 below, an unfortunate coincidence. Until July 10, NADECO programs were jumbled
with news and analysis broadcast in wrong order, and no announcements have been made nor
posted on their website
www.nadeco.org
about the bonus repeat WWCR has been giving them M-F at 1630-1645 on 15685, which may
very well provide better reception. Of course, W.O.R. listeners already knew about that
last week (direct Glenn Hauser, OK, and W.O.R. 901, Jul 10)
PHILIPPINES
Radio Pilipinas schedule:
Tinang 0230-0330 UTC 11885 15120 15270. 1730-1930 11720 11890 15190. Poro 0330-0400
13770 15330 17730. (R Pilipinas schedule)
... A brief news item in the 2nd May edition of 'Asian Advertising and Marketing'
magazine ... said that the Philippines govt has notified US that it must close Voice of
America facilities in North Luzon by the end of May. The Philippines wants to develop
the 20 hectare property into an eco-tourism park. Well, that would be the VOA relay stn
at Poro, and it is still txing VOA progrs. The Poro facility has a one million watt MW
tx on 1143 and six SW txs. I inquired about the, but the International Broadcasting
Bureau - VOA's parent agency - has no comment about the future of the Poro site. If the
Poro facility were to be closed, the US SW relays now being built on Tinian in the
Northern Mariana Islands could substitute but at a greater distance from the target.
Because Radio Free Asia [RFA] so far has no permission to use relay facilities in the
Philippines or Thailand, Tinian will likely be heavily used by RFA with little tx time
left over for VOA. US international bcing is faced with the dilemma of finding txs for
not one but two international bcing sces with what may be a shrinking number of relay
sites. This is further complicated by an amendment this week in the House of
Representatives to increase funding for Radio Free Asia with a "sense of the Congress"
provision that RFA should become a 24-hour service. The US Senate would have to agree.
I'll keep you informed about legislation now pending that could bring changes to US
international broadcasting. (BBCM via AGDX, Jun 14)
Acc to the "Philippine Daily Inquirer" Vietnam has protested to the Philippines about
the "pro-democracy" broadcasts coming from the US-run Voice of America facility in San
Fernando, La Union. [Poro site]
A govt source said that Vietnam called the attention of Philippine Ambassador Rosalinda
Tirona four months ago to these broadcasts. The source went on to say, Vietnam viewed
these bcs as an incitement to disobedience, but this is not the first time that Manila
has received complaints of this kind from its neighbours. China and Myanmar have also
complained to the PHL in early 90's about bcs they said were coming from the US
facility.
US Embassy officials, however, have denied that its VoA facility at Poro Point was
responsible for the broadcasts. They suggested that they could have come from Palau. The
US also has a facility on that island state. [sic] The source said the allegations may
be true as Manila has no way of monitoring bcs coming from the 20-hectare VoA facility
which the PHL govt are now asking Washington to return. He concluded by saying "We rely
on their (US) good faith".
The US has been operating its VoA facility at Poro Point since 1963 courtesy of the
"Radio Broadcast" agreement it signed with the PHL. The bcs used to be aired by Radio
Free Asia but since last year the job has been taken over by the Asia-Pacific Network.
These bcs come out several times a week.
The source goes on to suggest that the PHL is helping to propagate "US foreign policy
objectives". "Allowing ourselves to be a party against our neighbours".
Manila has already asked Washington to vacate and dismantle its facility at Poro Point
as it was keen on developing the area as an "economic zone". The two countries are
holding consultations about the eventual US departure. These talks are expected to last
three months. VoA wants a new site to be similar to the features of its present home,
which is located near the sea where there are no obstructions in the txion of its bcs.
(John Orford-PHL, via WDXC Contact, Jul)
RUSSIA/ARMENIA/TAJIKISTAN
VoA relay schedule, DUS=Dushanbe, IRK=Irkutsk,
KAM=Kamo, NOV=Novosibirsk, PET=Petropavlovsk, USS=Ussurijsk Vladivostok
648 1300-1400 VOA KORE USS RUS 1000 230 Kor
648 1700-1800 VOA FARS DUS TJK 1000 230 ME
7150 2230-2300 VOA CHIN IRK RUS 1000 152 Chn
7150 2200-2230 VOA CHIN IRK RUS 1000 152 Chn
11990 1300-1500 VOA CHIN NOV RUS 100 111 Chn
12025 1400-1500 VOA TIBE KAM ARM 500 100 Tib
12065 2130-2200 VOA KORE PET RUS 250 244 Kor (IBB schedule Jul 1)
Frequency changes as fr 1st July:
Radio Rossii 12060 0430-1800, 15455 0430-0700, 15465 0730-1400
Voice of Russia Vietn 1200-1300 15500 (x15560), also
Engl 1100-1200, Engl 1300-1400.
Hindi 1300-1400 15560 (x15490), Urdu 1400-1500.
Radio Free Asia in Tibetan 1300-1400 on 12030 from unknown location,
"This is only a test". (Klaus Lieberwirth-D, Jul 8)
SLOVAKIA
R.Slovakia Internat. has the following new address:
P.O.Box 55, SLO - 810 - 05, Bratislava 15, Slovakia.
New phone: (+421) 7 - 4317742
(Peter Fratik) (U.Sennewald, Germany/Play DX # 941 Jun 30, via TFW)
THAILAND
Radio Thailand about to add five languages and revamp schedule; we have
planted the idea of using VOA transmitters in the USA.
TURKEY
Voice of Turkey planning to change frequency for the worse at 0300 UTC.
Please note the following changes in our Z97 HFBC schedule that will be eff as of July
1st, 1997:
DEL 13670 0700-0900 18,28
EMR 500 kW 325 7 Ant.6 U
DEL 13670 1300-1500 27E,28
EMR 500 kW 310 -7 Ant.6 U
DEL 6135 2200-2300 27,28
EMR 500 kW 300 25 Ant.6 U
DEL 6170 0400-0700 6,7,10,18,28
EMR 500 kW 335 25 Ant.67 D
ADD 15240 0400-0700 29SE,30S,42,43W EMR 500 kW 72 -10 Ant.2 D
(TRT Engineering, Jun 27)
New media, old problems: jamming and misinformation, Interference to Med TV. The Kurdish
TV channel Med TV was, after a short period off the air the channel returned to the air
on an Intelsat satellite only to be severely disrupted by official raids on its premises
in Belgium and the UK. Last month, Turkey protested to Syria about terrestrial relays of
Med TV and on 1st July the station started tests on a Eutelsat satellite again. Within
hours of the start of those tests, viewers and engineers observed a rogue signal which
obliterated the video and audio of Med TV. Accidental interference on satellites is not
unknown; satellite uplink stations make switching errors just like radio stations and
the result is usually an unmatchable mixture of two TV signals. This week's interference
was different; it completely swamped Med TV with a noisy dark screen and silenced the TV
sound. Although seldom seen, the technical feasibility of jamming satellite TV has
always existed: Each satellite in orbit has a number of transponders on board. A
transponder is simply a receiver and a re-transmitter connected together. Any signal
directed at the satellite on the correct input or uplink frequency will be received,
converted to the output frequency or downlink and then sent back to Earth at higher
power. A satellite operator can only switch off a transponder, alter the sensitivity of
the receiver and switch between or move the directional uplink or downlink antennas.
With satellite signals, what goes up must come down and so other satellite users are
being affected too. According to Med TV and CTV, a London-based broker for satellite
space, the Eutelsat organization is taking the situation very seriously and
investigations are therefore under way. Any number of well-equipped uplink stations in
the service area of the satellite could be the culprit and it is difficult to narrow the
search to less than a whole region. In theory the threat of withdrawal of existing
access to the satellites should be enough to prevent unauthorized use of a satellite if
it is by a member country. In reality it may prove very difficult for Eutelsat to trace
the location of the offending uplink site or sites to one nation.
Med-TV blames Turkey for apparent jamming. Med's director, Hikmet Tabak, believes that
only the Turkish govt has both the political motive and the financial and technical
capacity to block the Eutelsat for the entire txion period.
BBC Monitoring is unable to confirm or deny that the loss of reception was due to the
reasons outlined by Med TV in its press release. (BBCM, via AGDX, Jun 11)
UNIDENTIFIED
UNID African stn noted using 9710 at 1300-1500 UTC, but on June 7th
only. In Vernaculars, sports report, mentioned Zambia, South AF, Congo, Nigeria, Angola.
This is a former frequency of MBC Mauritius, which has future plans to use 4855 & 9710
again at 1300-0200 UTC, acc. WRTH '97.
Thanks to three former colleagues in Florida who have checked out my unID on 7544v.
David Crawford had it July 4 at 1330 on 7543.8 LSB plus carrier, charasmatic-style
service in Spanish. Terry Krueger listened July 5 on 7543.6 at 0229-0249, clear and weak
with sermon; sounded very low power, very far away or both. Robert Wilkner
had it at 2330 on 7544.06 July 5, and at 1023 past 1050 on 7543.42v. I still detect it
most mornings around 1230-1300, but my patience is running short with a station barely
audible which will not identify itself. Monitoring in various parts of Latin America
might give us a clue to location based on strength, and direction-finding would also be
a big help (direct Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 901, Jul 10)
UNITED KINGDOM
According East Anglian Productions (EAP) the organization has got a
"RSL Licence" of the UK Radio Authority from July 18-Aug 14. Progr style is similar to
former British Pirate Radio "Wonderful Radio London ("Big L"), transmitting from ship
(!) on MW 1134. Higlights are rescue helicopter training on Aug 8th, eine "Big L Disc
Party Night" on 16th, and "Big L Staff Reunion Dinner" on 16th.
RR's to
EAP
Dept. radio London
Studio House
21-23 Walton Road
Frinton-on-Sea
Essex
CO13 0AA
UK
e-Mail
(Hans-Friedrich Dumrese-D, Jul 5)
eap@compuserve.com
USA
24-hours Mandarin from Voice of America/Radio Free Asia.
President Clinton and "many members of Congress" are backing a proposal to step up US
international bcs to China, the Voice of America's "Communications World" progr reported
on 29th June. It said that, "if the legislation does become law, the BCing Board of
Governors [which oversees US internat bcing] would work out the specifics of the
expansion. This would probably include stepping up Mandarin [Standard Chinese] bcing to
24 hours a day." The report said the 24 hour-a-day Mandarin sce would be shared between
VOA and Radio Free Asia (RFA). RFA would also add a Cantonese sce, its eighth language
sce. "Communications World" noted that "news accounts have also mentioned bcs in
additional Chinese dialects". It said the increased US bcing to China was expected to
cost about 40m dollars.
(Voice of America 29 Jun 97 & 21 Jun 97, via BBCM, via AGDX)
VoA in Spanish observed in the Philippines on new 7360 at 1200-1230 UTC.
But seems a punching error, VoA schedule shows 7370 only. Via Delano California 250 kW
120 degr, Mon-Fri only. Creole sce to Caribbean Mon-Fri 1130-1200 UTC on nearby 7365 via
Delano at 100 degrees. (Roland Schulze-PHL, Jun 30)
Letter received from Joseph Dentici, frequency manager at WEWN says that from Jul 1st
6890 will be dropped due to complaints from the Royal Doctors Flying Sce in Australia on
6891.5. 5825 will be used instead. This was serving EUR but he has changed the European
bearing from 40 to 35 degrees and will try and cover EUR from the US American tx. (via
WDXC Contact, July)
DXING WITH CUMBRE SCHEDULE AS OF JULY 11, 1997
WHRI Angel 1 (SoAM/Caribbean)
0500-0530 Sat 7315
1730-1800 Sat 9495
0500-0530 Sat 5745
1430-1500 Sat 6040
2200-2230 Sun 5745
KWHR Angel 3 (Asia/Pacific)
0230-0300 Sat 17510 0500-0530 Sat 17780
1130-1200 Sat 9930 1830-1900 Sun 13625
0330-0400 Mon 17510
Be sure to listen for tests of KWHR's new Angel 4 tx, which is scheduled to arrive in
Hawaii the week of July 14th. Tests may possibly start in Aug; when we have more details
from World Harvest Radio, we'll let you know. Here are the freqs for the tests, which
are still awaiting FCC confirmation and which are subject to change.
6020 1300-1900
17555 1900-0700
11565 0700-1300 UTC
The target area for KWHR Angel 4 is the SoPAC, but reports of the tests are welcome from
anywhere. (WHR, via Marie Lamb, Jul 11)
VATICAN CITY
Vatican Radio has it's crooked channel ex-5882 now corrected to 5885.
(Erich Bergmann-D, Jul 8)
YEMEN
Radio Aden in English is audible in EUR at Sats & Suns (Mo-Fri frequency blocked
by RDP Lisbon) 0600-0700 UTC on v9780.2 [9779.76 on Jul 7].
(Erich Bergmann-D, Jul 8)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 318
21 Jul 1997
________________________________________________________________________
ALGERIA
in various languages 1100-2100 UTC noted on 11715.2, varying 15158.2-15159.2
kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Rumen Pankov & Ivo Ivanov-BUL, Jul 10)
AUSTRALIA
I have been checking RAustralia in various time slots the previous day:
Due to poor propagation no Shepparton signal reached EUR in the 0500-0700 UTC slot.
At 2300-2400 UTC slot 11695 kHz is the best freq so far, S2-3 in peaks, but flutter
fading signal occured. 15365 kHz on S=2 level, 15415 S=1-2 underneath powerhouse Libya
co-channel.
1100-1200 & 1500-1600 UTC no reception at all from downunder. (WB Jul 18-20)
BRAZIL
v6183.7 kHz, Radio Nacional da Amazonia; Brasilia, Jul 8, 0027-0101* UTC,
Portuguese. (Eramo) v6183.2, R.Nacional da Amazonia, 11 July, 2243 UTC.
(Steyn, both via DXW, Jul 16)
v6183.22 kHz, R. Nacional de Amazonia, 2156-2205 UTC. Very strong and //11780 which was
better. In mornings as well about 1030 fade out. (Dave Valko-USA, Jul 11)
CHINA
CPBS Taiwan Service in Standard Chinese for both First and Second Progrs:
"Zhongyang Renmin Guangbo Diantai Xianzai Kaishi Dui Taiwan Guangbo" ("This is the
Central People's Broadcasting Station. We now begin our bc to Taiwan").
First Progr "Di Yi Tao Jiemu", Second Progr "Di Er Tao Jiemu".
In Chinese, Amoy and Hakka.
0055-0615 15710 11935 11100
0955-1400 11935 11100 9380
1400-1700 11100 9380 7620
1700-2300 9380 7620 6015
2300-0005 11935 11000 9380
CPBS TAIWAN SERVICE SECOND
0000-0105 11000 9170 1224
0355-0605 15880 11000 1224
0605-0955 15880 11000 1224
0955-1059 15880 11000 1224
1059-1805 11000 9170 1224
2055-2235 9170 6790 1224
2235-0000 11100 9170 1224
1116
1116
1116
1116
1116
765
765
765
765
765
PROGRAMME
1089 927 910
1089 927 910
1089 927 910
1089 927 910
1089 927 910
1089 927 910
1089 927 910
684
684 and sign off Tue only.
684 excl. Tues
684
684
684
684
PLA Fujian Front, Voice of the Strait, which until March 1984 called itself the
People's Liberation Army's Fujian Front radio station, bcs from Fuzhou for listeners in
the Offshore Islands and Taiwan.
"Haixia Zhi Sheng Guangbo Diantai Diyi Tao Jiemu" - First Progr
"Haixia Zhi Sheng Guangbo Diantai Dier Tao Jiemu" - Second Progr
Address: PO Box 187, Fuzhou, Fujian 350012, China.
VOICE OF THE STRAIT
0000-0200 6115 5050
0855-0959 7280 6115
0959-1130 7280 6115
1130-1700 5508 5050
2155-0000 6115 5050
FIRST PROGRAMME
4940 1377 1269
4940 1377 1269
5508 4940 4130 2755 1377 1269
4940 4130 3900 2755 1377 1269
4940 1377 1269
VOICE OF THE STRAIT SECOND PROGRAMME
0255-0700 9505 6000 846 (ends one hour earlier on Tues)
0955-1600 6000 4900 846 (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 10)
CUBA
Full Radio Habana Cuba - RHC schedule valid after Jul 1 st. RHC is bcing in 9
diff languages, 8 on a regular daily schedule and Esperanto during local time weekends,
that is Suns & Mons UTC days. Accurate reports of txions will be most appreciated and a
QSL card and verification letter will be sent to those requesting it free of any
charges.
Postal address: Radio Habana Cuba, P.O. Box 6240, Habana, CUBA 10600.
E-Mail for engineering, technical, Dx programs, QSL requests, use:
inforhc@mail.infocom.etecsa.cu
and for information related to
programming, use: radiohc@mail.infocom.etecsa.cu
SPANISH LANGUAGE
6070 kHz 12-15
6180 kHz 11-15
9550 kHz 11-14
11760 kHz 11-15
15340 kHz 12-14
TXIONS / MORNING BC TO THE AMERICAS
UTC Mexico
100 kW
270
UTC C.America
50 kW
230
UTC Venez-Col
100 kW
135
UTC OMNI-D
100 kW
OMMNI
UTC S.AM-W
100 kW
172
TXION TARGETED TO EUROPE
NO RELAY STATIONS ARE USED AT THE PRESENT TIME
SPANISH
13680 kHz 21-23 UTC Spain-Port
100 kW
11760 kHz 21-23 UTC Spain-Port
100 kW
9830 kHz 21-23 UTC S.E. Europ
30 kW
* Single Side Band Suppresed Carrier at -12 pilot
Upper Sideband used.
ENGLISH
13715 kHz 20.30-21.30 UTC N.E. Europ
13725 kHz 20.30-21.30 UTC N.E. Europ
* SSB ,same TX as for Spanish.
FRENCH
13715 kHz 20.00-20.30
21.30-22.00
13725 kHz 20.00-20.30
21.30-22.00
* SSB, same TX as for
UTC N.E. Europ
UTC
UTC N.E. Europ
UTC
Spanish
100 kW
20 kW
13dB
15dB
10dB
03dB
15dB
053
17 dB
053
13 dB
037
10 dB *
carrier level,
041
037
13 dB
13 dB *
100 kW
041
13 dB
20 kW
037
13 dB *
PORTUGUESE
11760 kHz 20.30-21.00 UTC Spain-Port
13680 kHz 20.00-20.30 UTC Spain-Port
100 kW
100 kW
053
053
13 dB
17 dB
ARABIC
11760 kHz 20.00-20.30 UTC Mediterr.
13680 kHz 20.30-21.00 UTC Mediterr.
100 kW
100 kW
053
053
13 dB
13 dB
041
13 dB
110
06 dB
ESPERANTO
* ONLY ON SUNDAYS
13715 kHz 19.30-20.00 UTC N.E. Europ
100 kW
22.00-22.30 UTC
CARIBBEAN AFTERNOON LOCAL HAVANA TIME BCS
CREOLE
6180 KHz 21.30-22.00 UTC Caribbean
100 kW
FRENCH
6180 kHz
ENGLISH
6180 kHz
22.00-22.30 UTC Caribbean
23.30-00.00 UTC
100 kW
110
06 dB
22.30-23.30 UTC Caribbean
100 kW
110
06 dB
SPANISH TO
5965 kHz
6000 kHz
6070 kHz
6180 kHz
9505 kHz
9550 kHz
11970 kHz
11760 khz
13715 kHz
THE AMERICAS EVENING LOCAL TIME
00.00-05.00 UTC Mexico
50
00.00-01.00 UTC E.North Am
250
00.00-05.00 UTC C.America
50
02.00-05.00 UTC N.America E 100
00.00-05.00 UTC S. America W.250
00.00-03.00 UTC S. America C.100
00.00-03.00 UTC S. America E.250
00.00-05.00 UTC Americas Omni100
00.00-05.00 UTC S.America E.100
BC
kW
kW
kW
kW
kW
kW
kW
kW
kW
270
010
230
020
172
137
160
Omni
156
15
17
15
13
17
10
17
03
10
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
PORTUGUESE TO SOUTH AMERICA EVENING LOCAL TIME BC
11970 kHz 23.00-23.30 UTC S.America E. 250 kW
160
23.30-00.00 UTC
15340 kHz 22.00-22.30 UTC S.America C. 50 kW
137
23.00-23.30 UTC
GUARANI
TO SOUTH AMERICA EVENING LOCAL TIME BC
137
23.30-00.00 UTC
QUECHUA
TO SOUTH AMERICA EVENING LOCAL TIME BC
ENGLISH TO
6000 kHz
9820 kHz
9820 kHz
9830 kHz
9830 kHz
SSB , also
17 dB
15 dB
15 dB
137
15 dB
NORTH AMERICA EVENING LOCAL TIME BROADCAST
01.00-05.00 UTC N.America E. 250 kW
010
01.00-05.00 UTC N.America C. 100 kW
348
05.00-07.00 UTC N.America W. 100 kW
315
01.00-05.00 UTC N.America E.
30 kW
037
30 kW
037
beamed to Europe.
17 dB
15 dB
15 dB
13dB*
13dB*
CREOLE TO NORTH AMERICA EVENING LOCAL TIME BC
6180 kHz 00.00-00.30 UTC N.America E. 100 kW
020
13 dB
FRENCH TO NORTH AMERICA EVENING LOCAL TIME BC
6180 kHz 00.30-01.00 UTC
N.America E. 100 kW
020
13
01.30-02.00 UTC
ESPERANTO TO THE AMERICAS
6070 kHz 23.30-00.00 UTC
C.America
50 kW
230
15
9820 kHz 07.00-0730 UTC
N America W. 100 kW
315
15
** This transmission is actually Monday morning UTC day.
11760 kHz 15.00-15.30 UTC
OMNI
100 kW
OMNI 03
11760 kHz 23.30-00.00 UTC
OMNI
100 kW
OMNI 03
(Arnaldo de J. Coro Antich - RHC via George S.Thurman on
usenet via JKB, 26 Jun)
dB
dB
dB**
dB
dB
EGYPT
R Cairo in Russian is now on nominal(!) freq 6120 kHz, after two years off. Cochannel QRM by R Oman at 1800-1900. (PanIview-BUL, Jul 10)
ETHIOPIA
Radio Voice of One Free Ethiopia, Amharic: Andit Netsa Ethiopia Dimts Radio
Agelgilot) was first heard on 18th June 1997.
Addr: PO Box 5801, Washington DC 20016, USA
Aerial bearings indicate the use of a transmitter site in CeAsia.
In its mode of operation and contact address Radio Voice of One Free Ethiopia is very
similar to two earlier stns that were hostile to the current Ethiopian govt: Voice of
Ethiopian Patriotism (heard in 1992) and Free Radio Voice of Ethiopian Unity (heard in
1993-94). Both of these earlier radios announced postal addresses in Washington DC, bc
from SW txs in the former Soviet Union, and only operated on Suns and Wedns, as is also
the case with Radio Voice of One Free Ethiopia.
1615-1715 AMHARIC 12105
R.Voice of One Free Ethiopia, 12105, 1644 UTC, female and male speakers in presumed
Amharic, mentioning Africa and Haile Selasi, folk mx, tentative ID and address. Ending
with folk mx which stops at 1719 UTC. Lousy modulation, SINPO 44444.
GEORGIA
R Georgia in English with good signal 1830-1900 UTC on 11910 kHz. Also home
sce with good(!) modulation on 5040 kHz, 0200-0400, 1400-1600 UTC.
[Co-operating with George Jacobs Assoc. and Voice of Hope relay txions, resulting in
better equipment for foreign currency funds?] (PanIview-BUL, Jul 10, ed)
GERMANY
German domestics on SW. In 1998 Sueddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) and Suedwestfunk
(SWF) will replaced by a new public body, called Suedwestrundfunk (SWR). Hubert Sauer
asked the SDR, what will this mean for the SW outlets from SDR Muehlacker (6030) and SWF
Rohrdorf (7265). Here the answer from the technical management: "At the moment we can't
say, what will happen with the SW txs when SDR and SWF merge to SWR. However, it is to
expect that both txs will remain in operation. The question is, which of the various
progrs will be carried on SW. More detailed announcements we can surely give at the same
time in next year."
In this context I want to draw your attention to the item regarding Radio Bremen closes
it's txing site Horn-Lehe in BC-DX 316. These closure of the complete site will simply
mean, that most likely SW 6190 is buried and off for good.
(Kai Ludwig-D, Jul 13)
HUNGARY
Radio Budapest made changes to its Z97 sked on 1 July. Now using new freq of
6120 kHz for English to NA 0100-0130, ex6075. Full English sked is:
1900-1930 Eur 3975 7155 9755
2100-2130 Eur 3975 7250 9835
0100-0130 NA 6120 9580
0230-0300 NA 9840 11910.
6120 observed here in Melbourne 0100-0130 with good signals, 11am-1130 am our local
time, mid winter. (Bob Padula-AUS via EDXP, Jul 11)
On Oct 4th, 1957, first aired "DX Show" of R Budapest is now on the air:
English Wed 2105 3975 7250 9835. Thur 0235 9840 11910.
German Mon & Wed 1950 3975 7155 9755. Tue & Sat 1750 3975 5970 9755.
Wed & Fri in bcs 1430-1700 UTC as follows:
Russian 1430 5975 7190 9830
Croatian 1500 3975 6110 7220
Romanian 1530 3975 6110 7105
Ukrainia 1600 3975 6190 7105
Slovak
1630 3975 7295.
And repeated on the next day:
Russian 0300 and Ukrainian 0330 both 3975 5915 7135
Romanian 0400 3975 5930 7290
Croatian 0430 3975 5930 7185
Slovak
0500 3975 5915 7155.
Serbian bcs have no DX progrs, scheduled 0530 5915 7155 9700, 1700 exclSuns 5990 7255
9590. 1930 Suns only 7155 9835 kHz. (PanIview-BUL, Jul 10)
IRAN/ETHIOPIA
VoIRI Tehran in Armenian 0300-0328 UTC, followed by R Fana, Ethiopia
0328-0430 UTC both on new 6205 kHz.
Latest changes in VoIRI schedule, Bosnian 0600-0657 new progr on 9525 kHz. 2130-2227 new
5925 (x9720) //7100. English 1100-1227 new 11930 (x7115), //9585 11875 v15260.4 kHz.
Swahili new time 1730-1827 new 9650 (x1700-1727 x9685).
Hausa 1945-2027 new 11720 co-channel Plovdiv-BUL (x11750), //9605.
French 2230-2327 new 6030 //7260 9022.
Jamming of Iran vs. VoA in Persian on 11835 & 15145 kHz, but no jamming on //1548 & 9680
kHz, 1800-1900 UTC. (PanIview-BUL, Jul 10)
LIBERIA
"Star Radio" founded by US Govt, an US Foundation bcing soon from Monrovia on
SW. Proposed freqs are 3400 and 5890 kHz. (WoR, Jul 17)
Andy Sennitt of WRTH have got some inside information: The organization has purchased
four secondhand 10kW Collins SW txs formerly used as standby units by DW in Germany.
(via DXW-72)
According to information received by BBCM from the Fondation Hirondelle, Star Radio will
use the following freqs: 104 MHz local Monrovia FM, 3400 and 5890 kHz SW. FM bcs started
on 10th Jul. BBC Monitoring had not heard Star Radio on the above SW freqs. Station
hopes to begin country-wide SW txions a few days before the polls - in time to give all
13 presidential candidates five mins on air to present their case by responding to a
questionnaire. Star hopes to translate all the interviews into half a dozen local
languages. Star Radio is located in the not-quite-fully refurbished station headquarters
in Monrovia's Mamba Point district. (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 18)
MEXICO
Radio Mexico International, XERMX, reports that they have adjusted their
schedule and that English-language progrs may be heard as follows through [until] Oct:
1400-1430, 1500-1530, 1900-1930, 2000-2030 UTC 5985 & 9705 kHz.
Mon-Sat 0300-0330 & Mon-Fri 0400-0430 on 9705 kHz only.
Incidentally, these bcs incl United Nations Radio bcs which are scheduled to air on Fris
1500-1530, Wed 2000-2030, Mon 0400-0430. (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 18)
PAKISTAN
R Pakistan in Arabic 1700-1900 UTC on new 11720 kHz co-channel Plovdiv-BUL,
(x7305), //v9400.1. New sce in Russian noted on 5055.1 & 6040 kHz at 1500-1530 UTC with
poor signal in EUR. (PanIview-BUL, Jul 10)
PERU
Adventist SW tx nearing completion. A 5-kW SW tx being renovated for a new term
of sce in Peru is nearing completion in the Elco tx factory in Costa Rica. AWRPanAmerica, reports plans call for transfer of the tx to Peru in Oct. To transfer the tx
to the Voice of Hope affiliate radio stn at Juliaca, near Lake Titicaca in southern
Peru, for a new programme sce in the Quechua language. The tx will also bc progrs in
Spanish and Ayamara, to Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia, northern Chile and Argentina and
parts of Brazil. (AWRecorder, BBCM via AGDX, Jul 18)
PHILIPPINES
Radio Veritas Asia noted on new 9555 kHz at *1000 UTC in Hmong; Chinese
observed at *1000 on 9520. Vietnamese sce on new 11850 good level *1030.
VOA[Tinang]PHL noted on rarely heard 7260, with morning service in Khmere *2200-2230, Vietnamese
2230-2330*. (Bob Padula-AUS, via EDXP, Jul 12)
RUSSIA/CIS
DW-Petropavlovsk observed on new 9450 kHz with Chinese, *1000 UTC. - BBCVladivostok noted on 11990 with Chinese, 1000-1030. - RFI-Irkutsk oberved 12025 with
Chinese, 1015. - RN-Tashkent: noted on MF 5855, ex 5905, with Indonesian *2130-2230*.
(Bob Padula-AUS via EDXP, Jul 11-12)
Radio Palana in Russian 4520 kHz 0000-0030 & 1900-1945 UTC.
R Kamchatskaya Raibatskaya fr Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy on 12050 kHz, Tue/Thur/Sat 19002000 UTC. (Vladimir Kovalenko via PanIview-BUL, Jul 10)
Voice of Vietnam relay via Armavir-Krasnodar, Spanish/English 0300-0400 7260, 240 kW,
298 degrees.
VoR in German, Polish, 1500-1900 UTC new 9890 Samara, 250 kW, 285 degr, repl 12010, now
serving R Mariya Poland. (PanIview-BUL, Jul 10)
In recent months Adventist World Radio [AWR] has been instrumental in the start of new
production in five langs: Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Armenian and Georgian. The Voice of
Hope media centre in Tula, Russia, has opened its doors to the production of radio
progrs in Armenian and Georgian. A new studio was recently outfitted for this purpose to
add to the capabilities of the media centre. The official opening of the studio took
place on 5th March. This additional progr production in Tula will benefit from the
experience of the Russian language producers. The new Alma Ata-KAZ studio consists of an
office, a control room, and a recording booth. Recording and editing is all digital.
"The studio is well provided for and on par with other AWR progr partners around the
world" says Smit. "The production teams include native speakers of these langs," says
the Europe region director, "people who have excellent training and experience, who are
excited about the prospect of preparing progrs for their countries." AWR expects these
langs will be ready to air in October this year and is currently investigating the best
medium available to reach the language populations. (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 11)
TAHITI
v15167.32 kHz, R. Tahiti, Jul 11, 0311 UTC, with good signal this evening. 0309
into Polynesian mx. (Rippel)
v15167.55 kHz, RFO Papeete, heard from Ont. on June 12, the signal was missing on Jun
18/19, causing me to unceremoniously declare it off shortwave! But RFO came back on Jun
20, as first noted by John Fisher at 0435, with usual growling tx - lots of carrier but
very low level audio. * SW remained on Jun 21-23, hefty carrier but same low audio,
whereas //MW-738 noted with vastly improved audio (as compared to July/96): ie. great
signal w/vocal in French at 0440 (tx SS+1hr) on Jun 21; also at 0900 with France Inter
pgme, //5054.9 Cayenne on Jun 22. (DMC, both via DXW, Jul 16)
[its Tahiti season in EUR too. June is the best month of the year to catch South Sea
stns here, ed]
THAILAND
From July 15th, Radio Thailand bcs to North America via VoA Udorn Thani
relay, some changes: 0030-0200 EaNA, 0300-0430 WeNA both on 15395 kHz (x15370). 0030 &
0330 English, 0100-0200 & 0330-0430 Thai. (Dan Ferguson via WoR, Jul 17)
Radio Thailand planning new language sces, in fact launching five new language sces
shortly: Cantonese, Tagalog, Arabic, Spanish and Russian. (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 10)
TUNISIA
RTT Tunis well known for widely wandering from registered channels, now
adjusted the 11730 (0600-1700) and 7280 (1700-2330) unit to exact .0 kHz frequ (x11726.7
/ x7286.4). Heard also in Arabic at 0600-1700 UTC on 15449.0 kHz (x15450.4 ... x15451).
1900-2330 7475.7 (x7474.7) (PanIview-BUL, Jul 10; WB Jul 20)
UKRAINE
CHANNEL 1
Ukrainian
German
English
Radio Ukraine International runs two channels of bcing.
(FOR EUR, RUSSIA, CE-ASIA AND KAZAKHSTAN)
0100-1700, 1800-2000, 2200-2300
1700-1800, 2000-2100, 2300-2400
2100-2200 & 0000-0100.
Frequencies WE & CE EUR
5905 1700-0200
6010 2000-0500
9870 0400-1900 11705 0400-2000
17680 1400-2000
RUSSIA, CE ASIA AND KAZAKHSTAN
6090 1800-0500
7170 1900-0300
9640 1600-2300 11830 1600-2100
7240 1900-0100
13590 0600-2300
9560 1900-0300
15520 1300-2100
7320 0400-1800
11840 0500-1600
9600 0600-1600
CHANNEL 2 (THE REST OF THE WORLD)
Normally it relays Channel 1 progrs. Different from Channel 1 one-hour progrs are bc at
0200, 1700, 2000 and 2300 in Ukrainian as well as at 0300 & 1200 in English.
Frequencies CeEUR: 936 1700-0700.
NoEUR: 7150 0400-1600
UK & NoAmerica 7150 0100-0400 (Apr, Sept, Oct)
7150 2300-0500 (May to Aug)
9550 & 12040 2100-0400
12050 1000-2000
For CeAsia, Iran, Afganistan, Pakistan, India, Indonesia & Australia
12045 1000-1300 (Apr, Sept, Oct)
7380 2000-2200 (May to Aug)
For WeAfrica & SoAmerica
13720 1700-2400 (Apr, Sept & Oct) 15550 1400-1900 (May to Aug)
All times are given in UTC. The power of txs is various -- from 100 on some of the
European freqs to 1000 kW to the remote target areas (e.g. on 12045 and 7380). Please
note that R.Ukraine Int. is also using the freq of 6020 kHz from 0800 to 0700 with
omnidir antenna and 100 kW of power. R.Ukraine Int. also bcs three half-hour Romanian
language progrs at 1700, 1930 and 2100 on 657 (TX in Chernivtsi), 1431 (Mykolaiv). The
last Romanian progr 2100 is also bc on 936 kHz from Lviv. R.Ukraine Int. is also been
rebc in Kazakhstan via the low-power TXs there. The fqs are Akmola (1395 kHz), Alma Ata
(1494 kHz), Kustanai (67.28 MHz) and Komsomolets (72.92 MHz).
R.Ukraine Int. also has three DX - px. They go on the air at the following times:
English on Sats at 2130, Suns at 0030, 0330 & 1300. It lasts five mins and not weekly,
one or two times a month. German on Weds at 1735, 2035 and 2335. Ukrainian irregularly,
approximately once a month. The programme is called "Na Shkali Priymacha Ves Svit" (
"The Whole World On Radio Dial" ) and it lasts 15 mins. Each edition is bcs at leat six
or seven times during the day.
(station's employee Alexander Yegorov, via Kostyantyn Kusy, Jul 12)
UNIDENTIFIED
Chinese progr on 17755 kHz at 0700-0805 UTC.
(PanIview-BUL, Jul 10)
UNITED KINGDOM
New Kazakh sce Mon-Fri 1400 UTC, and BBC EbR/Russian 1415-1430 on 15245
& 17740 kHz, not print out in "On Air" magazine. Deleted Romanian Sat/Sun 1545-1600, and
Albanian Sat/Sun 1730-1745. (PanIview-BUL, Jul 10)
USA
DXING WITH CUMBRE SCHEDULE AS OF JULY 11, 1997
(By the way, 2 corrections to the DXing with Cumbre Schedule,
correction by Joe Brashier-WHRI)
WHRI Angel 1 (SoAM/Caribbean)
0500-0530 Sat 7315
1730-1800 Sat 9495 2230 - 2300 9495
0500-0530 Sat 5745
1430-1500 Sat 6040
2200-2230 Sun 5745
KWHR Angel 3 (Asia/Pacific)
0230-0300 Sat 17510 0730-0800 Sat 17780
1130-1200 Sat 9930 1830-1900 Sun 13625
0330-0400 Mon 17510
Be sure to listen for tests of KWHR's new Angel 4 tx, which is scheduled to arrive in
Hawaii the week of July 14th. Tests may possibly start in Aug; when we have more details
from World Harvest Radio, we'll let you know. Here are the freqs for the tests, which
are still awaiting FCC confirmation and which are subject to change.
6020 1300-1900
17555 1900-0700
11565 0700-1300 UTC
The target area for KWHR Angel 4 is the SoPAC, but reports of the tests are welcome from
anywhere. (WHR, via Marie Lamb, Jul 11; Joe Brashier, Jul 14)
FCC records show an experimental license to Caprock Consulting Group, Flower Mound,
Texas for WA2XJS on 1790, 4050, 10200, 18220, 27755 and 49820 kHz for RF susceptibility
testing (Hary Helms' website via World of Radio 902) Flower Mound is between Dallas and
Denton. Wonder what kind of modulation and if they ever ID.
W.O.R.- World of Radio - schedule changes: The Sat 1300 on 15685 from WWCR is
definitely gone. UTC Tue 0400 on 5085 from WGTG may use USB plus carrier as it did on
July 15. Remaining times on WWCR: Thu 2030 15685, Sat 0530 5070, Sat 0605 3210, Sat 1130
5070, Sun 0900 3210, Sun 2330 5070, Tue 1230 15685.
(Glenn Hauser-USA, Jul 17)
CLANDESTINE from USA to CHINA 9725 (new frequency) Radio Free Asia 2100-2200 UTC Chinese
bc first heard Jun 20, but only ID'd in recent days (local Brazilian co-channel). (Jones
via Lamb Cumbre Dx, Jul 8)
[tx location not published by RFA so far, may coming from either KNLS or KHBI
facilities, ed]
WWCR (Worldwide Christian Radio). WWCR is a SW stn which hires airtime on a commercial
basis to many different groups including political and religious organizations and other
broadcasters. Most progrs are in English or Spanish.
WWCR operates four separate services from its four 100-kW txs, as indicated below. One
tx (marked ENGLISH-2) is used entirely by Dr. Gene Scott's University Network; Another
(marked ENGLISH-4) is used entirely by Brother R.G. Stair's Overcomer Ministry. These
are evangelical progrs which may also be heard in parallel on other stns.
RTE (Dublin) bcs are carried via Network 3 at various times.
This schedule is valid from 1st July-31st Aug 1997.
Address: WWCR radio, 1300 WWCR Avenue, Nashville, TN 37218, USA.
Tel: +1-615-255-1300 Fax: +1-615-255-1311
E-mail: wwcr1@aol.com
URL: http;//www.wwcr.com/cr_sked.htm
0000-0400
2200-0000
3215
9475
0400-1000 3210
1000-2200 15685
0000-0200 13845 (Dr Gene Scott - University
0200-1200 5935
1200-0000 13845
1300-2100
Network)
0000-1300
2100-0000
5070
5070
12160
0000-0500
0500-1200
2200-0000
7435 (Brother R.G.Stair - Overcomer Ministry)
2390
1200-1300 12160
1300-2200 9475
7435 (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 10)
"Voice of Nigeria" Radio NADECO via WWCR to Nigeria: 0500-0520 UTC 5070 kHz, repeat MoFr 1630-1645 15685 repeat of morning txion. (RVI, Jul 13)
New additional VoA Hausa sce introduced on July 11.
have been given so far. (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 18)
SAO 1530
SAO 4960
SAO 6120
BOT 7415
GB
9480
BOT 9885
SAO 7135
SAO 9540
SAO 11990
0500-0530
0500-0530
0500-0530
0500-0530
0500-0530
0500-0530
1500-1530
1500-1530
1500-1530
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
(IBB schedule)
Daily 1500-1530 UTC. No frequencies
VoA changes:
English EUR 1700-1800 Greenville 15135, (xKavalla 792).
Russian 1300-1400 15245 (x15115). 1700-1800 11965 (x11885).
Albanian 0500-0530 9585 (x7285). Arabic 1800-1900 addit 1260.
Burmese 1130-1230 11850 (x11930 12010).
Urdu/Pashto/Dari 0100-0215 9705 (x9805)
Hindi 0030-0100 9785 (x9650). Indonesian 1130-1230 12010 (x11930).
Tibetan(jammed by CHN) 0000-0100 11730 (x11725).
Urdu 1330-1430 9505 11730 (x9510 x11735).
RFE/RL changes:
Russian 1000-1200 15130 (x15215). Armenian 0200-0300 7170 (x7180)
1400-1500 15385 (15340), 1600-1700 9790 (x9820).
Azeri 0300-0400 7265 9695 (x7180 x11875).
1800-1900 7190 11770 (x9575 x9785).
Georgian 1900-2000 7105 (x11815).
Kazakh 1100-1200 15385 (x15340). 1300-1400 15145 (x15340).
Tajik 1500-1600 11735 (x11850),
new progr 1600-1700 11660 11805 15370
delete 1800-1900 (7190 9595 11770).
Tatar&Bashkirian 0300-0400 9765 (x9770), 0500-0600 9680 (x9505)
1500-1600 9665 (x9660). Turkmen 1600-1700 15490 (x15370).
Uzbek 1700-1800 delete 9785. (PanIview-BUL, Jul 10)
Now Voice of Greece is being relayed by VOA txs in the United States. Here's the
schedule effective July 19th:
0600-0800 9775 via Delano to AUS, NZL & PAC
0900-0950 9775 via Delano to AUS
1200-1350 9550 via Greenville to CAN
1830-2200 11730 via Delano to CAN & 17745 via Greenville to LatAM.
(Communications World, Jul 19, via Mick Ogrizek;
Dan Ferguson (IBB) 19 July)
VIETNAM
High power Can Tho transmitter station in service. The national radio the
Voice of Vietnam today begins putting into service its second bcing stn, this one
covering southern Vietnam and beyond. The new txing complex - called VN2 - has been
built in Can Tho Province in the Mekong delta and includes a system of txion lines 6 km
long. VN2 has a total capacity of 3,500 kW including three wave generators [txs] and a
system of antenna poles 90-135 m high. VN2 will txmit progrs of nx, mx, culture and
national security issues on two channels for 18 hours 2200-1600 UTC.
It will also be used to bc on SW many external progrs in Lao, Cambodian, Thai,
Indonesian, Chinese, English, French and Vietnamese langs to Asia, SoEaAsia and other
countries. The txing stn will also bc a progr in Khmer lang for Khmer ethnic minority in
southern provinces and a general progr for people in Mekong delta for six hours a day.
Together with the VN1 txing stn in Hanoi, the commissioning of VN2 is a further step in
reaching the goal of radio coverage for 98 per cent of population nationwide.
INDIA BROADBASE 1997 NOW AVAILABLE.
The Ontario DX Association is pleased to announce that India BroadBase'97 is now
available for immediate shipping. IBB'97 is produced in collaboration with Manosij Guha
and the Universal DX League based in New Delhi, India. The aim of this publication,
which is of great interest to DXers in North America and
around the world, is to promote a better understanding of the Indian broadcasting scene
by providing the most accurate and comprehensive information available anywhere.
This 6th annual edition was delayed until mid-year but has been thoroughly updated with
the most accurate schedules and other information available to June, 1997. Its
availability at this time will be particularly useful as shortwave listeners and DXers
look forward to the upcomimg traditional fall/winnter/spring 1997-98 listening season.
IBB'97, a cover-bound edition comprising some 50 pages in an 8.5 x 11 format, includes
extensive listings of stations ranging from Medium Wave to TV/FM and Satellites. The
introductory and general information chapters, supported by an extensive Bibliography,
contain much background information about the organization of the government
broadcaster, All India Radio.The extensive domestic network of Regional and Feeder
stations of AIR on shortwaves is covered in great detail, with the well-known graphical
charts exclusive to IBB which show program schedules/contents in 5-minute increments for
the entire 24hour day.
India BroadBase is compiled and published by volunteer staff of the ODXA and the UDXL
who are interested in making this unique publication widely available to the shortwave
hobby at minimum cost. Please order from Ontario DX Association, Box 161, Stn A,
Willowdale, Ontario, Canada M2N 5S8. Remittances in Canadian or U.S. funds are
acceptable for airmail delivery within North America @ $9.00 (postpaid), or for other
international destinations, pricing is US$10.00 (postpaid).
(David Clark, via EDXP, Jul 14)
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 319
28 Jul 1997
________________________________________________________________________
Next edition will be published Aug 11, 1997
ANGOLA
The UNITA radio stn, Voice of Resistance of the Black Cockerel (Voz da
Resistencia do Galo Negro - Vorgan), was observed on 22nd July signing on at 0445 UTC
with a bc in Portuguese on 7090 kHz. The Voice of Resistance of the Black Cockerel,
Vorgan, bcs three times a day. The first txion is 0450-0900 UTC on 41 mb, 7090 kHz; the
second 1050-1430 UTC on 31 mb, 9770 kHz; and the third and last txion is 1650-2100 UTC
on 49 mb, 5985 kHz." 1830-1845 UTC English nx. (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 25)
ARGENTINA
Here the following information about a MW stn from La Plata city that bc on
Suns (local time day) through SW freqs his progr called "De Coleccion" (of collection)
in Spanish and in //MW freq of 1270 kHz, on Sun *2300 up to Mon 0200 hours. This progr
is beamed to Antarctica on SSB mode. The stn is only in one or two of the following
freqs, 3390, 4469, 5400, 5415 & 8098 kHz. When there is soccer txions, the txion of the
progr start with some time delay. (This information is supplied by Raymundo Cruz from La
Plata city, and according to Jorge Aloy, the stn also is on 13361 or 13365 khz). I
talked by phone today with Mr. Jorge Bourdet, editor of the progr, and he inform me that
between 0115-0130 hours, they have a phone contact with his listeners directly to the
air in a segment called "charla con los oyentes, la distancia tiene premio" (talking
with the listeners, the distance have award) at the phone number 54-21-270507, or 54-21216607 where the award is a cassette recorded with this same conversation that after is
sent to the listener. The well of this new, is that the progr will confirm all reception
reports about this txion on SW freqs with a very nice LS11 QSL with full details (as
freq., date & time). A good chance for to confirm other Argentine stn on SW.
Please send your RR's to: "De Coleccion"; Sr. Jorge Bourdet; Casilla 96; 1900-La Plata;
Argentina, and please, include 2 IRCs. As final comment, Mr. Jorge Bourdet also is in
charge for the progr "Con cierto estilo" (with certain style) bc from Mon-Fri at 22000000 on the same stn. (Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, Jul 24)
ARMENIA
WRTH just received a most interesting letter from Armenag Sansaryan who runs
the International Relations Bureau of the Voice of Armenia. Mr. Sansaryan says, in part:
"In Dec 1997 we are going to celebrate our radio's 50th anniversary". "You must be
wondering why this letter is coming to you from Canada? Let me explain. In present time,
the telephone, fax and mail sces in and out of Armenia are very erratic at their best.
Therefore we decided to conduct our 50th anniversary public relations campaign from
here. I shall be back in Armenia in mid-Oct, to continue my work there". "I volunteered
my sces for the PR campaign of the 50th anniversary, which was gladly welcomed in
Yerevan. In fact, I took early retirement in Canada, and I shall move to Yerevan to
continue my work at the radio's foreign sces there". In the meantime, you can contact
Mr. Sanasaryan at:
Voice of Armenia
International Relations Bureau
6055 Balmoral Brossard PQ J4Z 2H5 Canada
Tel/Fax: (514) 445 6592.
Mr. Sansaryan also included the current
Times
Days
Language
Area
0200-0300 Sunday only Armenian
LAm
0300-0315 Sunday only Spanish
LAm
1400-1430 Daily
Azerbaijani ME
1430-1445 Daily
Georgian
ME
1445-1530 Daily
Kurdish
ME
1530-1600 Daily
Persian
ME
1600-1630 Daily
Russian
ME
1630-1730 Daily
Armenian
ME
1730-1745 Mon-Fri
Turkish
ME
1745-1800 Daily
English
ME
1800-1900 Mon-Fri
Arabic
ME
1800-1815 Sat/Sun
Turkish
ME
1815-1900 Sat/Sun
Arabic
ME
1900-2100 Daily
Armenian
ME
1900-2000 Daily
Armenian
Eu/Am
2000-2030 Daily
French
Eu/Am
schedule of
kHz
9965
9965
7480, 4990,
7480, 4990,
7480, 4990,
7480, 4990,
7480, 4990,
7480, 4990,
7480, 4990,
7480, 4990,
7480, 4990,
7480, 4990,
7480, 4990,
7480, 4990,
9965, 7480
9965, 7480
the Foreign Sce:
4810,
4810,
4810,
4810,
4810,
4810,
4810,
4810,
4810,
4810,
4810,
4810,
864
864
864
864
864
864
864
864
864
864
864
864
2030-2100 Daily
2100-2115 Daily
English
Spanish
Eu/Am 9965, 7480
Eu/Am 9965, 7480
BTW, Mr. Sanasaryan also enclosed an article about the history of the Voice of Armenia
which I am considering for use in WRTH98, and also a cassette tape of some airchecks
which I haven't had time to listen to so far.
(WRTH/Andy Sennitt-HOL, via DXW, Jul 21)
AUSTRALIA
On 9615 kHz from 2050-2100 UTC segment only, on 17 July.
>From 2000-2050 UTC co-channel powerhouse QRM by Deutsche Welle Sines-POR.
At 2100 VOA-Briech (MRC) signing on in Serbian. .. Lucky European may use the 10 mins
gap to listen to RA. Better reception on 11660 kHz. At 1430-1500 UTC Vietnamese lang
progr, followed by English til 1700 UTC.
(Hans-Joachim Koch-D, RMRC-Aktuell, Jul 20)
2310 kHz, VL8A, Alice Springs at 2002-2007 UTC, nx and reports in English, tentat ABC
ID, female announcer, the Boomtown Rats with "I don't like Mondays". //2325 kHz, VL8T
Tennant Creek, which was slightly stronger. (Mark Veldhuis-D, Jul 24)
BELGIUM/ETHIOPIA/UKRAINE
RVI Brussels 9925 kHz at 1700-1800 UTC suffering co-channel interference by unidentified
stn. RVI is eager for reception reports.
(RVI Golfgids, Jul 26)
First attempt on Jul 27th was negative, but on Mon 28th Clandestine radio stn Voice of
Oromo Liberation noted co-channel loud and clear, S=33433 ahead of RVI Brussels, which
31 mb channel is in the dead zone at my location.
Voice of Oromo Liberation is sometimes referred to as "SBO" after its title in the
Oromo-language, "Sagalee Bilisumma Oromoo". It supports the Oromo Liberation Front and
other groups opposed to the Ethiopian govt. SBO was first heard in 1988-92 from a SW tx
in Sudan. It was reported in March 1993 that SBO had resumed bcing via SW stn WWCR in
Nashville, USA. SBO was heard again between Febr-Apr 1995, this time via another US SW
stn - WHRI in Indiana. The current series of bcs began in Jul 1995 via a SW tx in
Ukraine.
Postal addresses: SBO, PO Box 510610, 13366 Berlin, Germany
SBO, Prinzenallee 81, 13357 Berlin, Germany
(tel: +49-30-4941036; fax: +49-30-4943372)
SBO, PO Box 73247, Washington, DC 20056, USA
Mon, Wed, Sat 1700-1800 (winter 1600-1700) in Oromo language 9925 kHz (x9930, x9870).
(BBCM via AGDX, Dec 3/96, Jun 12/97)
CLANDESTINE
from CIS to ETHIOPIA 12105 kHZ, Voice of One Free Ethiopia 1615-1645 UTC
in Amharic. From 1613 carrier, at 1615 mx, ID and mx, ... then mx, from 1641 announcer.
Very good. (Szucs via Cumbre 148, Jul 20)
ECUADOR
The frequency for our morning release to Europe 0730-0930 UTC will change as
of Fri, 25 Jul 1997. You can now hear us on 9765 kHz rather than 5865 kHz. We are hoping
this will give us better reception in to Europe. Please let us know how effective the
change is by dropping us a Reception Report when you can.
(Colin Miller-CAN, Jul 22)
Good morning from a sunny and windy Quito!
This message is directed to our listeners in Europe. Some of you may be getting this
message because you are on a combined list that is not specific to a particular
geographic region. If this is the case, you may ignore this message and please excuse
the interruption. I am writing to inform you that as of the 0730-0930 UTC release in
English on Fri, 25 July 1997, we will be bcing on 9765 kHz in the 31 mb to Europe.
Thanks to so many of you for your patience while we searched out a new frequency, and
made the necessary equipment changes here. Please let us know your comments about
reception on this new frequency when you have a moment.
I am sorry that we are not able to change the time of the release. When the new program
schedule went into effect in March we made a change to allow for Daylight Savings Time
which was reviewed by various sources. Even so, we made an error in shifting the time of
the release and for that we are very sorry. Unfortunately due to equipment limitations
here, we are unable to make a change in the time of the release. We were hoping to do
so. Thank you for being a listening friend of The Voice of the Andes. We are here to
serve you, so please let us know how we can best do that. Again, we invite your reports
on the new frequency and other comments you may have.
(Allen Graham, HCJB Operations Director, via Christoph Ratzer-AUT, Jul 23)
After an absence of nearly three and a half months, I noted HCJB's European morning
English outlet on 9765 kHz today from about [0600- German, French, Spanish] 0730-0930
UTC. Former 5865 kHz was totally useless since mid of March 1997 in this time slot.
Sometimes I could follow HCJB's broadcasts to Pacific on 9645 kHz in similar time slot,
but co-channel interference by Vatican Radio occured here often. QRG 9765 kHz signal
strength S=4 til about 0700 UTC, S=3 til about 0915 UTC, then fade-out and from 0920 UTC
totally useless. From 0500-0700 UTC slight interference by REE Madrid in Spanish on
lower side 9760 kHz, their Pacific service on long path via South America 260 degrees,
signal level peaks at about 0615 UTC and some side band splash occured. Remarkable but
not so tremendous. I switched to upper side band for reception of HCJB. TRT Ankara
Turkey in Azerbaijani language is broadcasting on co-channel 9765 kHz 0730-0825 UTC,
with 500 kW in 85 degrees towards Center Asian Turkish language speaking countries,
target zones are 29SE, 30SW, 39NE, and 40NW. TRT seldom interfering HCJB's signal, but
peaks underneath HCJB, some minutes at about 0820 til 0825 UTC close down. From exact
0834 UTC RDP Lisbon Portugal starts using 9780 kHz in Portuguese language at least
weekends Saturday & Sunday. Noted bcing very broad unclean signal, side band splatter
into Europe, when playing lovely Portuguese music. Then I switched back to HCJB lower
side band and listened til fade-out at 0915 UTC. (WB Jul 26)
ETHIOPIA
external sce in English 1600-1700, French 1700-1800 UTC on 7165 kHz fairly
strong, but QRMed, with Het from co-channel Croatia and RFE in Romanian since 1700 UTC.
ETH home sce still on since 0300 UTC on 9704.2 kHz, 0330-0400 severe VoA Romanian cochannel QRM. Then good conditions, weak but "fair" overall, and from 0600 UTC co-channel
Niger 9705 exact starts, a bit stronger near S5 ... S8 both. Niger heard all through the
day, ETH just sporadically, eg around 1200 UTC.
(Vladimir Titarev-UKR, Jul 17)
[in CeEUR mostly Niger on top of ETH, latter one very weak. At about 0700-0930 UTC
usually secret whistle 1000 Hertz tone test of mystery Libyan tx site. ed]
GERMANY
Some Deutsche Welle changes, taken from newly published progr magazine for
both radio and tv, latter in German, English, and Spanish language.
May coming into effect from Aug 1st(?):
German delete Novosibirsk 7340 kHz 2200-2400 UTC to EaAS/FE
delete Trinco
9655 kHz 1800-2155 UTC to SoEaAS/OCE
Antigua replac 15275 by 15285 kHz 1200-1400 UTC to LatAM & Ce+NoAM
NEW Bulgarian segment 1830-1920 UTC 6170 7125 7255 9615
15105 replaced by 15470 kHz Chinese 1330-1355 via Wertachtal, and
Indonesian 1400-1425 via Nauen.
English 0200-0250 delete 11945 via Nauen, to SoAS.
2100-2150 9765 replaced by 9665 via Wertachtal, to SoEaAS/OCE.
Japanese 1230-1300 17820 replaced by 11765 via Trinco.
Persian 1700-1750 delete 11705 via Trinco.
Spanish 2300-0050 delete 11810 via Nauen. (DW Jul 24)
Brother Stair was heard to say that he is considering buying time on Deutsche Telekom,
[Juelich tx site] if funds can be raised.
(Jim Moats, OH, World of Radio 903, Jul 24)
GREECE/USA
Now Voice of Greece is being relayed by VOA txs in the United States.
Here's the schedule eff Jul 19th, D=Delano, G=Greenville:
0600-0800 9775D to AUS, NZL & Pacific
0900-0950 9775D to AUS
1200-1350 9590G to CAN
1830-2200 11730D to CAN & 17745G to LatAM.
(VoA Communications World, 19 July via Mick Ogrizek;
Dan Ferguson (IBB), via EDXP, 19 July)
Voice of Greece relays via VOA Delano and Greenville started Jul 19. We have been
predicting this would happen for almost a year. Ironically, the first two minutes of
Communications World on 7768.5-USB at 1230 were replaced by Greek mistakenly, and VOA CW
was joined just as Kim was talking about the schedule. The 1200-1350 on 9590 (not 9550)
from Greenville has some co-channel QRM at first, but then pounds in, including English
news at 1340 with awkward phrasing such as "The today's session...". The 1830-2200
broadcast on 11730 from Delano also booms in, including English news at 1840 and 2000,
but why the Balkan languages before 2000? Weaker on //17745 Greenville to LAm. (Glenn
Hauser, OK, and WORLD OF RADIO 903, Jul 24)
KAZAKHSTAN/UKRAINE
New progr schedule of Radio Kazakhstan via Kiev-UKR relay 9620 & 11720 kHz.
Sun/Mon/Wed/Thur 0900-0920 German, Tue/Fri/Sat English. Wed 0920-0940 English, Tue 09401000 Turkish, daily 1000-1020 Russian. From 1020 UTC Shalkar Kazakh lang dom sce relay.
Address: Radio Almaty, ul Zheltoksan 175, 480013 Almaty, Kazakhstan
Tel +7-3272-630763/633716 (main numbers)
Tel: +7-3272-637694 (head of foreign-language bcs)
Fax: +7-3272-631207
(Hans-Joachim Koch-D, RMRC-Aktuell, Jul 20; BBCM via AGDX, Jul 17)
INDONESIA/JAPAN
Fakfak, Irian Jaya, the state-owned Indonesian bcing system [Radio
Republik Indonesia] (RRI) during the fiscal year 1997/98 will construct a 10-kW radio
bcing stn in Pasir Putih village, 10 km east from here. The project, which will be
funded by the Japanese govt, is estimated to cost 6bn rupiah [about 2.4m US dollars].
The construction of the radio stn is chiefly aimed at helping to disseminate news and
information in the remote areas of the province. It is also aimed at updating the people
in far-flung villages about the developments in the region. He said the local government
has already prepared land totalling some 6.2 hectares for the project. Among others, a
100-metre vertical antenna, a diesel generator house
and several staff houses will be built on the project site. Siregar said the old stn
will be maintained and will be used in cases of emergency like when problems hit the
main stn. (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 21-25)
Surprisingly strong signal from RRI Jakarta during daytime: 9680 kHz from 1200 til close
down at 1300 UTC, playing lovely Indonesian mx. Observed again from 1500 UTC on clear
channel. (WB Jul 27)
IRAN
Large SW stn at Sirjan opens after seven years. A large SW tx site at Sirjan in
southern central Iran has been opened by President Rafsanjani. The site is believed to
house ten 500 kW txs and directional arrays. It is thought that the txs, made by
Telefunken of Germany [subsidiary of US Continental Electronics Corpor, Dallas TX], were
installed in 1990 but testing only started in May 1996. Iran opened a similar site near
Mashhad in the mid-1980s, which according to the 'Transmitter Documentation Project'
takes the total number of very high power SW txs to 28. Curiously, only four such txs
are used at any one time for SW bcing by Iran and the global audibility of Iranian radio
has not yet improved.
IRNA: A high voltage [power] SW radio stn was put into operation in the city of Sirjan,
Kerman province [in southern central Iran], today [16th July] in the presence of
President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. The stn along with four other radio stns can send
progrs to all parts of the world. The project to put the stn into operation had cost
26bn Iranian rials plus 35m dollars. The stn includes 10 high voltage [power] SW radio
stns for the bc of ext sce progrs, 48 fixed and rotating antennas, two freqs for every
region, a power plant, a high voltage power post [antenna] and a sender [tx] site. (BBCM
via AGDX, Jul 16)
Text of 17 May 1996: IRIB Tehran tests at "giant" Sirjan SW stn. The country's giant SW
radio stn in Sirjan [Kerman Province] underwent a test run yesterday. The head of the
Islamic Rep of Iran's Voice and Vision [Iranian radio and TV] was present at the
ceremony. We have a report on this: [Correspondent] From the point of view of equipment,
the radio stn is one of the world's biggest radio stns. It has ten 500-kW txs, 48 fixed
directional antenna systems on top of 33 masts and a multi-band steerable antenna. The
radio stn has been built on 18 sq.km. of land. The Sirjan SW radio stn is able to beam
the progrs of the Voice [radio] of the Islamic Rep of Iran to most parts of the world,
particularly those regions which the country's other SW stns cannot cover. Apart from an
emergency seven megawatt power stn, this radio stn also enjoys an advanced computer
system which is able to operate automatically all the equipment used in progr txion.
The construction, installation and commissioning of this powerful radio stn have been
carried out by the engineers, experts and technical personnel of the Voice and Vision's
Planning and Development Unit within three years.
(VOIRI dom sce 1, via BBCM via AGDX, May 17, 1996)
Replay of TELEFUNKEN Sendertechnik GmbH, Sickingenstr. 20-28, D-10553 Berlin, Germany.
Tel +49 030 3463 2417, fax +49 030 3463 - 2419 and -2733:
"Comment: Equipment [except emergency Diesel power generator] was supplied by TELEFUNKEN
Sendertechnik GmbH, Berlin, Germany. Training of IRIB personnel was conducted by
TELEFUNKEN in Berlin also. Installation and commissioning has solely been carried out by
IRIB personnel." (TELEFUNKEN, fax of Jun 13, 1996)
Common project of IRIB and Telefunken started in 1988.
MALI
RTM Bamako playing native African songs around 1000 UTC on v9633.9 kHz. Not on
11960 kHz today. (WB Jul 27)
MOROCCO
RTM Rabat in Arabic loud and clear on 15335 kHz via VoA Briech tx site,
//15345 kHz distorted audio signal via old Tangiers site. 1100-1500 UTC.
(WB Jul 27)
NETHERLANDS
Talk Radio and Jazz Radio are two stns that have moved out of the Radio
Netherlands building in Hilversum to find a new home in Amsterdam. So if you listen to
Talk Radio on 1395 kHz MW, the new address to write to is simply this: Talk Radio 1395,
PO Box 74045, 1070 BA Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
fax +31 20 515 8516. (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 17)
PAKISTAN
R PAK Karachi in Urdu 1330-1530 UTC still on odd 15596.5 kHz, //9485 & 11565
kHz. (WB Jul 26)
ROMANIA
French sce of RRI Bucharest on 15365 kHz has symmetrical spur signals on
15012.2 and 15717.8 kHz, +/-352.8 kHz away. (WB Jul 27)
RUSSIA
Radio Islamskaya Volna (Islamic Wave), Z97 schedule. Tue-Fri in Russian,
Arabic, Tatar. Radio Kala Aturaya (Voice of Assyrian), Z97 schedule. Sat in Assyrian,
Russian, English, Persian, Arabic.
1314 Kamo-ARM.
I checked 9880 today after 1500: It is really off at these time.
Adygey Radio 7325 in Arabic,Turkish and local 1700-1800,
co-channel BBC in Hungarian 1700-1730 via Skelton.
Islamskaya Volna
7325 in Russian, Arabic 1530-1600
// 612
1500-1600
Kabardino-Balkar R. 7325 in local language
1700-1800
7325 is a non-directional outlet from Tbilisskaya site (known as Krasnodar or Armavir,
also the MW txs 1089 and 1170 are housed there), here in Germany hardly to receive.
Listet Islamskaya Volna channel, I also checked 9880 at 1500-1600, but only KWT is heard
on this freq.
The 9880 outlet originates from Taldom site, about 100 kms north of Moscow. That is too
far away for groundwave reception in Moscow, but too close for skywave propagation - the
SW outlets from Nauen are here, 120 km south of Berlin, also mostly inaudible. The 9880
channel is beamed towards Central Europe (coming in well here) and carrys tonight VoR in
E as well as China Radio Int. Unfortunately at time I have in the 1500-1600 range no
possibility to check Islamskaya Volna 9880. In last winter they bcs to CeEurope [no -to NE, Mediterr & NoAF] on 49 mb freq; I can't find it in my records (may be it was on
6120) [no -- on 5925 & 5935 kHz].
SAO TOME
New VoA Sao Tome verie signer is Mr. Manuel Neves, Transmitter Plant
Technician. (Stephens in Hard Core Dx, May)
SAUDI ARABIA
BC schedule of Saudi Arabian SW, til Sept 7th:
Main Programme
0600-0900 9720IRN-AFG-PAK 11710EGY-LBY 11820YEM-EaAF
0900-1200 11820YEM-EaAF 15060NoAF
1200-1500 15060NoAF 15230WeEUR 15380IRN-AFG-PAK
1700-1800 11780NoAF 11950IRN-AFG-PAK
11965WeEUR
1800-2300 9555NoAF
9870WeEUR
Call of Islam 1500-1700 11780NoAF
11950IRN-AFG-PAK
11965WeEUR
Second progr for Saudi Arabian Kingdom and neighbouring countries
0300-1700 9580
1700-2100 6020
Holy Quran
0300-0600 9555YEM-EaAF 9665EGY-LBY 9720IRN-AFG-PAK
11870CeAS
17895CeAS
0600-0900 9530LEB-SYR-ISR-JOR
0900-1200 17880SoEaAS
21495SoEaAS
1200-1600 15165EGY-LBY 15280YEM-EaAF
1600-1800 9730CeAF 11710EGY-LBY 11835YEM-EaAF
1800-2100 9705IRN-AFG-PAK 11935NoAF
2100-2300 11935NoAF
Foreign programmes
0400-0500 15335SOM Somali
0400-0600 15060TUR-GRC-CYP Turkish
0500-0600 17760TZN-KEN-UGA-MOZ-SWZ Swahili
1000-1200 21670INS-MLA-BRU Indonesian
1200-1400 15345PAK-BGD-No&CeIND Urdu
1400-1500 15345BGD Bengali
1400-1600 11730IRN-AFG Farsi
1500-1600 9730CeAS
1600-1700 17775Ce&WeAF Bambara
(station schedule, PaniView-BUL, Jul 10)
Turkestani
SWAZILAND
Trans World Radio, target is Africa,
except Urdu to Asia.
0300-0330 daily NDEBELE
3200
0300-0345 daily SHONA
3240
0300-0330 daily SWAHILI
4760
0330-0345 Sa
SWAHILI
4760
0333-0404 Mo,Tu TIGRINYA
7215 Meyerton
0333-0404 Th,Fr OROMO
7215 Meyerton
0333-0404 Mo-Fr ENGLISH
7215 Meyerton
0333-0404 Sa-Su AMHARIC
7215 Meyerton
0400-0430 Tu/Fr TUMBUKA
6040
0400-0430 excl.Tu/Fr CHEWA
6040
0400-0430 daily GERMAN
4775 1170
0400-0415 daily LOMWE
6100
0430-0500 daily CHEWA
6040
0430-**** daily ENGLISH
6100 4775 3200
0505----- daily Freq change 9500 6100 4775 3200
0600----- daily Freq change 11730 Meyerton(to 0630) 9650 6100 4775
0700----- daily Freq change 9650 9500 4775
****-0735 daily
0630-0645 Su
ENGLISH
11730 Meyerton
0735-0805 Sa-Su ENGLISH
9650 9500 4775
1400-1415 daily URDU
15195
1420-1425 Mo-Fr PORTUGUESE
7315
1440-1510 daily FRENCH
7175
1440-1510 daily PORTUGUESE
7315
1510-1525 daily MAKUA
7315
1510-1555 daily MALAGASY
7175
1525-1540 daily LOMWE
7315
1528-1543 daily YAO
7265 Meyerton
1540-1555 Mo-Th LOMWE
7315
1540-1555 Su+Fr TIGRIGNA
9500
1543-1558 daily SENA
7265 Meyerton
1600-1630 Tu
TUMBUKA
5965
1600-1630 Mo-Fr TSHWA
3240
1600-1630 Sa-Su PORTUGUESE
3240
1600-1630 We-Mo CHEWA
5965
1600-1830 daily ENGLISH
9500
1600-1630 daily KIRUNDI
9530 Meyerton
1630-1700 Mo
BORANA
9530 Meyerton
1630-1700 Tu-Su OROMO
9530 Meyerton
1630-1700 daily CHEWA
5965
1630-1700 daily GERMAN
3200
1630-1645
1640-1655
1700-1800
1700-1730
1730-1745
1730-1745
1730-1800
1745-1800
1800-1815
1800-1830
1800-2015
1800-1830
1810-1825
1830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
1845-1900
1900-1930
1900-1930
1900-1915
1900-1915
1900-1930
1900-1930
1915-1930
1930-1945
1930-1945
1930-1945
1930-2000
1930-2000
1945-2000
2000-2005
2000-2015
2000-2030
2030-2057
2100-2145
daily
daily
daily
daily
Fr
Sa-Su
daily
Mo-Fr
Sa-Su
daily
daily
daily
Sa
daily
daily
daily
daily
Su
Su-Tu
We-Fr
Sa
daily
daily
Sa
Mo-Fr
Sa
Sa-Su
daily
daily
daily
Mo-Fr
Sa-Su
daily
daily
Su
SHANGAAN
SOMALI
SWAHILI
TIGRIGNYA
SOTHO
PEDI
AMHARIC
ENGLISH
SWAHILI
BAMBARA
ENGLISH
NDEBELE
KINYARWANDA
BAULE
NUPE
SHONA
UMBUNDU
PORTUGUESE
PORTUGUESE
KIKONGO
LUNYANEKA
LINGALA
YORUBA
LUCHAZI
PORTUGUESE
KAFUNGA
CHOKWE
FRENCH
FULANI
KIMBUNDU
PORTUGUESE
FRENCH
HAUSA
TWI
ARABIC
3240
9650
5965
9850
3200
3200
9530
3200
5965
9600
3200
3240
9530
9600
9510
3240
6115
6115
6115
6115
6115
9525
9510
6115
6115
6115
6115
9525
9510
6115
6115
9525
9510
9510
7240
Meyerton
Meyerton
Meyerton
Meyerton
Meyerton
Meyerton
Meyerton
Meyerton
Meyerton
Meyerton (BBCM via AGDX, Jul 24)
SYRIA
Syrian-based anti-Iraq bc reportedly halted. An Iraqi opposition radio stn which
bc from Syria for 17 years has gone off the air amid warmer ties between the two
countries, an Iraqi opposition official said Sun 20th Jul. "The radio stn was no longer
bcing Friday. The last progr was on Thurs night 17th Jul. The "Voice of Iraq", which was
run by the Iraqi opposition and employed Iraqi journalists, bc progrs which strongly
attacked the Baghdad government of President Saddam Husayn. An anti-Syrian radio stn
which bc from Iraq closed three months ago. Relations between Syria and Iraq, broken off
in 1980, have improved in the past three months.
[Note: When monitored on 19th July, the Damascus radio freqs that were used to relay
"Voice of Iraq", namely 828, 1125 and 9950 kHz, were observed to carry a separate bc
consisting of Arabic, mostly Iraqi, songs from 1900 to 2030 UTC. The entire bc was
repeated 0300-0430 UTC on 20th July on 1125 & 828 kHz. At 1905 UTC on 20th July, the
three freqs 828, 1125 and 9950 kHz were again observed to begin a separate bc with the
same pattern of mostly Iraqi songs as observed on 19th July.]
(BBCM via AGDX, Jul 19-22)
TAIWAN/BELARUS
Re: Bjelorussia on 9955 kHz ???
> I am not so often in the 31 m band afternoons, so dont know
> what I heard on 9955.04 kHz at 1600 UTC, Jul 18 and 20,
> Bjelorussian ID as BL International, ul. Papayova address
> in Minsk. What's? (Finn Krone-DEN)
Undoubtly, it is WYFR Russian sce via VoFreeChina-TWN tx. Daily 1505-1705 UTC. They
announce an address in BLR: B-A International, ul. Chapaeva 5, 220600 Minsk, Belorussia.
(B-A stands for Belorussia-America joint venture,which also operates FM station in
Minsk, 104.6 Mhz). (Nikolay Pashkevich-RUS, Jul 22)
3335 kHz CBS Taipei (presumed) at 2010-2014 UTC, male speaker in Chinese.
(Mark Veldhuis-D, Jul 24)
USA/HAWAII
By the way I did confirm that the our New SW tx did arrive last week at our
transmitter site in Naalehu Hawaii. Work putting it together is now under way. (Joe
Brashier-USA, WHRI, Jul 21)
Online Logbook of German DX Club "Rhine Main Radio Club"
http://www.satellinet.de/RMRC
Updated every Sunday afternoon.
Redaktion RMRC - Aktuell
vy73 de Wolfgang
DF5SX
-
BC-DX 320
09 Aug 1997
________________________________________________________________________
ALASKA
[non]. The August NASWA Listeners' Notebook has an item from Nikolay Rudnev,
Russia, that KNLS is bcing Radio Free Asia at 2100-2200 UTC in Chinese on 11765, 22002300 Korean on 11785, 2300-2400 Chinese on 11785. Since this would be a new tx site for
RFA, I asked Mike Osborne of KNLS to confirm this; I expected a pro-forma denial or nocomment, but instead he absolutely denies this in E-mail of July 29:
"KNLS hasn't in the past, and is not now providing air time to any
other organization. KNLS is absolutely not the source of the
transmissions you listed [as above]. There have been discussions
with several other organizations about such a possibility, but
I don't expect anything to happen soon, if at all."
This makes us wonder about source of Rudnev's info -- or is it disinfo? Another RFA item
originating with Nagoya DXers Circle, via Electronic DX Press, attributes the same
transmissions to VOA Delano -- but I doubt this too as I am not hearing them as would be
expected from there. Furthermore also in August LN Rudnev lists more RFA txions via
another new site in Mongolia, in Burmese, Korean, Vietnamese -- not Chinese!!--but this
must also be questionable. (Glenn Hauser, World of Radio #904)
New KNLS, Alaska web site. This is Alaska Calling! Greetings from stn KNLS, bcing from
the top of the world, Anchor Point, Alaska. The New Life Station now has a new domain
name and a new set of web pages. Please check out our updated web space at
www.knls.org
Our email address will remain "KNLS@aol.com".
(Mike Osborne, fax (615) 371-8791,
email: KNLS@aol.com
http www.knls.org
mail Station KNLS, Anchor Point, AK 99556 U.S.A.
ALGERIA/NIGERIA
Algerian radio heard on Nigerian opposition freq. Algeria Radio's
Channel 3 (French Network) was observed on 11679.75 kHz at 1845 UTC on Sat 26th July, 15
mins before the Nigerian opposition stn, Voice of Free Nigeria, was due to being its
regular weekly one-hour bc on 11680 kHz. At 2000 UTC, Voice of Free Nigeria opened on
11680 kHz, although for a few moments, Algeria Radio continued to bc on 11679.75 kHz
before that tx went off the air at about 2001 UTC. The signals from both txs peaked on
the same aerial. (Algerian Radio does not normally bc on 11680 kHz. Aerial bearings
taken on Voice of Free Nigeria over the past few weeks have indicated the use of a tx in
or near Algeria by Voice of Free Nigeria. (BBCM via AGDX, JUl 26)
AUSTRALIA
Radio Australia sked received fr the Engineering Dept.
AUSTRALIA: This is Radio Australia's frequency guide. All txions directed to Asia now
originate from txs at Shepparton in Victoria. Prior to 1 July 1997 most RA Asian sces
were bc from Darwin in NoAUS.
RA would appreciate reception reports on our Asian freqs. These should be sent to:
Transmission Manager
Radio Australia
GPO Box 428G
or fax: + 61 3 9626 1917
Melbourne
VIC 3001
or email: ratx@radioaus.abc.net.au
AUSTRALIA
RADIO AUSTRALIA FREQUENCY GUIDE W.E.F.
ASIA
28 July 1997
Frequencies marked "*" carry "Grandstand", a separate sports service, at 0200-0800 UTC
Sats, and 0300-0800 UTC Suns, will be one hour earlier between Oct-March.
English
Time (UT)
0100-0400
0600-0830
0600-0900
0900-1000
1100-1800
1500-1700
HongKong 329/355 degr kHz
0900-1200
15415
1400-1630
15415, 21725
1400-1700
17750*
1700-1800
11880 (x11640)
1900-0200
6080
2300-0100
11660
1500-2200
2130-0000
2300-0400
2300-0600
0530-0800
0700-1200
Indonesian
Time (UT)
Central
Indonesia
2130-0000
0830-1100
9435 (x9615)
11695
17750*
329 degr
kHz
0530-0800
1630-1900
15415
6080, 9770
Standard Chinese
Time (UT) Beijing 329 degr
2200-2300
0600-0700
0400-0500
1200-1300
1100-1330
1900-2130
kHz
17750
15415, 17750
9435, 11880 (x9415 & x11660)
Vietnamese
Time (UT) Hanoi 329 degr
0000-0100
0700-0800
1330-1500
2030-2200
kHz
15415
9435, 11660 (x9415)
Khmer
Time (UT)
0500-0600
1000-1100
kHz
15415, 17750
11880 (x11660)
Phnom Penh 329 degr
1200-1300
1700-1800
PACIFIC
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, GUAM and JAPAN
English
Time (UT)
2100-2200
2130-0000
2130-0200
0000-0800
0200-0800
0800-0900
0800-1200
1800-2000
1800-2130
Port Moresby 030 degr kHz
0700-0800
7240, 9660 (030/010 degr)
0730-1000
11695 (not Solomons, but
incl West Papua
and Philippines)
0730-1200
13755 (x15240)
1000-1800
13605
1200-1800
15240*
1800-1900
5995, 9710
1800-0100
9580
0400-0600
6080, 7240
0400-0730
9415
Tok Pisin (Pidgin)
Time (UT)
Port Moresby
2000-2100
0600-0700
0900-1200
1900-2200
PACIFIC OCEAN
English
Time (UT)
2100-2200
2200-0900
2100-0600
2130-0200
2300-0900
0200-0800
0800-1200
1200-2130
1200-2130
1200-1800
1700-2130
1800-2000
Samoa
1000-1100
1100-2200
1000-1900
1030-1500
1200-2200
1500-2100
2100-0100
0100-1030
0100-1030
0300-0700
0600-1030
0700-0900
kHz
6080, 7240
5995, 6020, 9710
kHz
12080
15510*(x15365)
17795
13755 (x15240)
12080*
15240*
9580
9415
5995
5870
11880
7240
degr
080
090
050
030
080
030
030
329
050
330
065
030
n.b. 1. Regional times are representative only. Transmissions may reach adjacent time
zones.
2. All "Asia" bcs from Shepparton are beamed along a line which joins Shepparton, Ambon,
Manila and Hong Kong.
This bearing (about 330 degrees) avoids central and western Indonesia, Indochina and
SoAsia.
3. All frequencies are under assessment and subject to change.
(via Alok Dasgupta-IND, Aug 2)
RA's latest freq revisions since July 28 are working well here in the mornings. 9580 is
closing at 1200 (except for silly ball games), but opening at 1200 are 5870, 5995 and
9415, all received well and with 9415 presumably holding up the longest. Unfortunately,
except for nx on the hour, there is no longer any RA feature programming after 1200, but
National Radio relays. (Glenn Hauser OK, Jul 30)
According to the HCJB World Radio-Australia, Winter 1997 News letter, "HCJB World RadioAustralia has been gifted with a property in Kununurra, WeAustralia and the mission is
investigating the possibility of establishing an International bcing facility on this
site." (possible to be able to better reach Asia, ME and other Muslim World, jk ) (John
Kecskes-AUS, via Cumbre Dx, Jul 24)
BELARUS
Radio Minsk web site. I have found an official home page for Radio Minsk in
Belarus. The home page is in German because it's the only foreign language currently
used by the station and it's at:
www.nestor.minsk.by/radiod
And incidentally, on that page they mentioned that an expansion of broadcasts in
Belarusian to North America and Australia is planned.
(RNMN via BBCM via AGDX, Jul 24)
BELGIUM/ETHIOPIA/UKRAINE
RVI Brussels 9925 kHz at 1700-1800 UTC suffering co-channel interference by unidentified
stn. RVI is eager for reception reports. (RVI Golfgids, Jul 26)
First attempt on Jul 27th was negative, but on Mon 28th Clandestine radio stn Voice of
Oromo Liberation noted co-channel loud and clear, S=33433 ahead of RVI Brussels, which
31 mb channel is in the dead zone at my location. (ed, Jul 28)
Voice of Oromo Liberation is sometimes referred to as "SBO" after its title in the
Oromo-language, "Sagalee Bilisumma Oromoo". It supports the Oromo Liberation Front and
other groups opposed to the Ethiopian govt. SBO was first heard in 1988-92 from a SW tx
in Sudan. It was reported in March 1993 that SBO had resumed bcing via SW stn WWCR in
Nashville, USA. SBO was heard again between Febr-Apr 1995, this time via another US SW
stn - WHRI in Indiana. The current series of bcs began in Jul 1995 via a SW tx in
Ukraine.
Postal addresses: SBO, PO Box 510610, 13366 Berlin, Germany
SBO, Prinzenallee 81, 13357 Berlin, Germany
(tel: +49-30-4941036; fax: +49-30-4943372)
SBO, PO Box 73247, Washington, DC 20056, USA
Mon, Wed, Sat 1700-1800 (winter 1600-1700) in Oromo language 9925 kHz (x9930, x9870, 100
kW, 160 degrees, zones 39 & 48). (BBCM via AGDX, Dec 3/96, Jun 12/97)
BOLIVIA
Stns from Bolivia in 49 mb noted in the PHLs at around 0915-1035 UTC on
6085.3, 6105.3 and 6135 kHz R San Gabriel / R Panamericana / R Santa Cruz.
(Roland Schulze-PHL, Jul 23)
BULGARIA
Contact Radio Bulgaria via E-Mail:
tgeorgi@mail.techno-link.com
Private e-mail address of RB employee, which can be used to reach RB German lang
section. Include a single IRC, when ordering the coming winter schedule of R Bulgaria,
which is now available. (R Bulgaria, Jul 28, via Andreas Erbe)
CAMBODIA
Voice of Kampuchea in Vietnamese active again: 11940.1 kHz at 0100-0114* UTC.
Voice of Tibet in Tibetan at present bcing at 1225-1255 UTC on 11570 kHz. Shortly will
open new morning service on 7120 kHz, time slot will be 2230-2300 UTC to Asia.
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, in RNMN, Aug 7)
CZECH REPUBLIC
The future of the foreign sce of Radio Prague is unclear. The budget
for 1998 will be cut by 25% and the rumours say that only the Czech and English sections
remain on SW, while the German, French and Spanish sections should go to Internet. But
there is still time for the final decision, which we can expect in September or October.
(Karel Honzik-CZE OK1XKH, in DXW75, Aug 5)
Radio Prague will cease programs in German, French and Spanish at the end of 1997, and
only sces in English and Czech will remain.
(R Prague German sce via Kai Ludwig-D, Jul 27-29)
GEORGIA/SRI LANKA/INDIA
Tamil radio stn IBC on the air bcing test txions via Tbilissi Dusheti tx on 15075 kHz,
1330-1430 UTC. Expected signal should much better than signals via Dushanbe-TJK tx
facilities, which was not adequate enough to fair signal level in Sri Lanka.
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, in RNMN, Aug 7)
"IBC" (International Broadcasting Corporation) is currently bcing on tr 18 of the Astra
satellite (Sky Movies, 11479 MHz vertical, audio subcarrier 7.56 MHz). Since 7th June
the sce has also been heard in parallel from a low-power tx in the London area on 107.4
MHz VHF/FM. A London telephone number is announced: 0171 787 8000. The stn was also
reportedly planning a daily SW txion to South Asia. (BBCM via AGDX, Jun 7)
GERMANY/MYANMAR
The Democratic Voice of Burma bcing via Deutsche Telekom Juelich tx
facility since June 23rd. Since July 1st regular schedule daily at 1245-1345 UTC 15330
kHz. Since June 1st bcing also in RealAudio via Internet
www.communique.no/dvb/
(Andreas Erbe-D, Aug 3)
[observed by Grigory Grigoriev in Russia on July 9th, SIO=444]
WDR Cologne magazine "WDR Print" on Internet:
http://www.wdr.de/wdrprint
HUNGARY
List
Kaposvar
Somogy Radio
Kazincbarcika
Lakihegy
Siofok
of Hungarian private radio stns on MW:
Kapos Radio
1602 kHz
1 kW
1602
1
Ujhullamhossz 1485
1
Calypso Radio
873
20
Radio Juventus 810
12/95(?night/day?)
Sio City Radio 1602
1
(RBSWC DX News 4-5-6/1997, via Andreas Erbe-D, Aug 3)
ICELAND
It's unusual to hear anything new on longwave, but Alan Roberts in PQ found
old pop songs in English, but no talk, on 189 kHz July 30 from 0200 past 0300 when it
started to fade; signal was on average a bit stronger than Saar-183 which is listed at
2000 kW. The 189 signal was even audible on a portable radio with built-in ferrite
antenna. We are wondering what this is--the new operation in Netherlands? The only
listed 189 outlets in WRTH are high power in Georgia, seemingly too far east, and low
power in Sicily (World of Radio #904)
From Adrian Peterson: Let me give you some further information on the LW station in
Europe. I was in Iceland a few days ago, and I also heard this LW station on 189 kHz. At
the time, this channel was on the air with irregular test broadcasts and the programming
was in parallel with 207 kHz. The 207 kHz transmitter is an old one which is located on
the northern edge of the capital city of Reyjkavik and it radiates from a folded dipole
antenna. The new transmitter is also at 100 kW and it is located at an old American
Conelrad base about 120 kM inland. The antenna at this new location is a vertical mast
radiator. This new station will take over the 207 service and the old 207 will be closed
and retired.
I asked, "Why does Iceland prefer to broadcast on LW rather than MW?" The answer I
received is that LW serves two purposes in Iceland very satisfactorily. The signal is a
good steady signal over a wide area, night and day. Then, during the long winter in
Iceland, when darkness is prolonged, European stations on MW come in so strong that they
would cause interference to MW stations in Iceland. Another item of radio news from
Iceland is in reference to the regional LW station located at Eidar. Currently this
station is on the air with 20 kW on 207. Currently, this station is being upgraded to
100 kW and it will retain the 207 channel.
I would suggest that those who need a QSL from Reykjavik 207 should obtain it quite soon
before it leaves the air for ever. (Adrian M. Peterson-USA, Jul 31)
INDONESIA
New v7173.1 kHz RRI Seuri noted in the PHLs 0745-0853 UTC close down,
Programa Nasional. RRI Sorong observed at 0120 UTC on v9741.8 kHz.
R Mindoro DZB II noted on Suns at around 0900 UTC, bad modulation and tx problems.
RRI Kendari again active on this old frequ v4000.2 kHz, at 1250 UTC into RRI Jakarta
relay at 1259 UTC, //4003.2, 4753.3, 4925, 5059.2, 9565 kHz.
Reactivated v5987.6 kHz RRI Menado at 0745-0756* UTC, weak signal, but heard here after
long break. (Roland Schulze-PHL, Jul 23-27)
IRAN
Announced English sked for VOIRI:
1130-1230 Gulf 11930, FE 15260. Pakistan 9555, Pakistan/India 11875.
1530-1630 SEA/India/Australia 13605, India 11790.
1930-2030 E. Europe 7260, W. Europe 9022.
2130-2230 SEA/Australia 6165 6175
0030-0130 CAm 6050, CAm/NAm/S. Africa 9022.
(Bob Padula-AUS, via EDXP, Jul 26)
Voice of Rebellious Iraq (Arabic: Sawt al-Iraq al-Tha'ir; Kurdish: Dangi Iraqi
Shurashgar) supports an Iranian-sponsored Shi'i group, the Supreme Assembly of the
Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SAIRI), and is hostile to the current Iraqi government.
SAIRI also prepares progrs for Voice of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.
Voice of Rebellious Iraq is believed to transmit from Iran. According to the Iranian
news agency IRNA, it began bcing on 12th March 1991. In the past, frequencies around
1431, 5555, 6330, 7050-7100 and 8000-8200 kHz have been used. Addresses:
POBox 11365/738, Tehran, Iran; PO Box 37155/146, Qom, Iran; PO Box 36802, Damascus,
Syria.
1200-1430 Arabic/Kurdish 6050-(6030-6090v) kHz, 2000-2230 1386 kHz.
IRAQ
Iraqi radio audibility; ext sces untraced.
Republic of Iraq Radio's main domestic sce is currently observed from fade-in after 1500
UTC on the MW freqs 1035, 963, 909, 756 and 558 kHz. Voice of Youth from Dar al-Salam (a
Baghdad-based local radio stn) continues to be traced on 1084 kHz with extremely poor
reception after 1700 UTC. Mother of Battles Radio from Baghdad has not been observed
since March. Voice of the Masses from Baghdad, as well as other Iraqi radio ext-sce bcs
on SW, have also been unheard for several months. However, announcements indicate that
both of these sces may still be operational. For example on 17th July, Iraqi tv
announced that at 0700 UTC "Iraqi television, Rep of Iraq Radio from Baghdad, Voice of
the Masses from Baghdad, Iraqi radio in Kurdish, all the beamed [external] Iraqi radios,
and all operational freqs" would begin to relay Saddam Husayn's speech on the 29th
anniversary of the 17th-30th July revolution. The only official Iraqi radio sce
regularly audible on SW in recent months has been Republic of Iraq Radio's domestic
Kurdish sce, which continues to be heard on 6560 kHz.
(BBCM via AGDX, Aug 1)
ITALY
Special DX bc from AWR-Forli. The small SW stn operated by Adventist World Radio
in Forli Italy announces a double DX bc beamed towards NoAmerica. These programs are
scheduled to be on the air over the last weekend in Sept and they form part of the
annual DX contest conducted by Adventist World Radio. "The purpose of these bcs is to
give listeners in NoAmerica, and perhaps elsewhere in the world, the opportunity to hear
our exotic little stn," states Christoph Gysin, who is the stn engineer at AWR-Forli.
The double DX bcs are scheduled to be on the air as follows:
- Sat night Sept 27 in USA, which is Sun morning Sept 28 UTC
- Sun night Sept 28 in USA, which is Mon morning Sept 29 UTC
0100 - 0300 UTC on both occasions.
Programming will consist of two episodes of the AWR global DX progr "Wavescan", one of
which will feature a Station Profile on AWR-Forli. Other segments of the special bcs
will be taken from the regular programming of AWR. Program announcements will give
details of the special QSL cards that will be issued for these twin DX bcs. The specific
freq that will be in use for these DX bcs has not yet been determined, but it will be
announced as soon as the information becomes available. The rotatable log periodic
antenna will be oriented on New York City, which should give the opportunity for wide
reception throughout the NoAmerican continent.
Two special QSL cards will be available for the DX bcs from Forli. All reception reports
addressed to the
AWR Office of International Relations at Box 29235, Indianapolis 46229, USA
will receive a copy of the "World's Smallest QSL Card".
All reception reports addressed to the stn at
Box 383, I-47100 Forli, Italy
will receive a regular QSL card with a special endorsement denoting the DX bcs. Also
available will be a copy of the AWR QSL stamp, which can be affixed to the QSL
certificate. If desired, listeners may send two reception reports, one to each location.
Please remember to enclose return postage, in the form of currency notes or postage
stamps in an international currency, or IRC coupons.
Last year, at the time of the annual DX contest, similar plans were made for a special
DX bc from AWR-Forli beamed towards NoAmerica. However, two days in advance of the bc,
the tx mal-functioned and it was off the air for several days. To the credit of the
international radio world, not one spurious reception report was received, though some
listeners courteously wrote in and explained that they did not hear the program. The
small AWR station currently on the air at Forli operates with an output power of approx
2.5 kW. The SW sce from this stn is to be augmented by a large new stn that AWR plans to
erect at Argenta on the northern Adriatic coast of Italy. This new station is currently
in the planning stages. (AWR Adrian Peterson-USA, Jul 30)
JAPAN
Low power local stns observed in SSB/usb mode on 3375.5, 3607.5 and 3970.3 kHz.
KENIA
AWR Africa is now bcing in six languages to Africa. Bcing in new additional
Dyula language, produced in the AWR studio at Abidjan for about 10 million people in the
speech area. The first 90 programs in Somali language for East Africa have been produced
by a team at the new AWR Africa address in Kenya (Post Office Box 42276, Nairobi,
Kenya).
Bcasts of Alian Andriamitantsoa in Malegasy language are now on air via SW as also via
FM stations in Madagascar. Til now AWR has been bcing to Africa in Arabic, English and
French. Haussa, Ibo, Fulani and Yoruba are planned for WeAF. Amharic, Oromo and Tigrinya
for Ethiopia and KiNyaRwanda to EaAF. The supraregional Africa engagement of AWR started
in 1983 at the panafrican SW tx Africa No. 1 from Gabun. In use are now SW txs at
Slovakia, Germany, and Italy.
(Church in Radio, KiR Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Jul 5)
KOREA D.P.R.
Radio Pyongyang's Japanese Sce announced today that eff Aug 4, the txion
schedule will be changed as follows:
0700-1000 621, 3250, 6070, 7580, 9650 kHz
1100-1400 621, 3250, 6070, 6520, 7580 kHz
2300-0100 621, 3250, 7580, 9650 kHz
3250 kHz is now announced for the first time in many years. - That's a total of only 9
hours per day, down from the current 12. Most probably all the other languages will also
undergo a major change, so allow me some time to monitor them all!
(Ashimori, Aug 1 in Hard-Core-DX)
From Aug 4th, German sce three times a day, daily at 1800, 2000 and 2100 UTC, all on
9325 and 13790 kHz. (Radio Pyongyang's German sce, Jul 31, via Andreas Erbe)
LIBYA
Foreign language bcasts from Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting on 15415 kHz during
the late afternoon heard from 1700-1915 UTC. Back in 1993 we gave the schedule for these
bcasts and it still appears to be fully or at least partly effective at present:
Russian
1st - 3rd, 16th - 18th, 29th of each month.
German
4-5, 19-20.
Hungarian 6-7, 21-22.
Polish
8-9, 23-24.
Bulgarian 10-11, 25-26.
Czech/Slovak
12-13, 27-28. Romanian 14th.
Serbo Croatian 15th, 30-31. (Tony Rodgers, BDXC-UK Communication)
LITHUANIA
Sitkunai SW tx nominal on v9710 kHz, well
products has been noted on 10376 kHz (9710 + MW 666 =
10376 kHz bcing MW progr of 666 kHz. (Andreas Erbe-D,
[has been heard here and also on symmetrical 9044 kHz
reported in winter 1993/94. ed]
known for producing mixture
10376), when 9710 is on action. On
Aug 3)
(9710 minus MW 666 = 9044), first
MADAGASCAR
Well I have an Information which may be of interest to your editor: RTA RADIO TELEVISION ANALAMANGA, freq 5950 kHz, bc 24 hrs in Malagasy and French with Pop
Musical Prog. The Owner is an Italian : Ottacio Ermini. This stn has not been mentioned
in any DX publication yet. (direct Mahendra Vaghjee, Aug 1)
5950 kHz RTA - Radio Television Analamanga, Jul, 0000-2400, have you ever heard of this
stn which bcs 24 h ? In Malagasy and French [HEARD EARLY IN THE MORNING TILL LATE IN
THE NIGHT] with Pop Mx in English & French. Only address I have is P.O.Box 7547
Tananarive - Madagascar. (Vaghjee via Passmann Jul 30)
The owner is an Italian. His name is Ottacio Ermini. The full address is: Ampesiloha
P.O.Box 7547 - TANA 101 Phone /Fax 261 02 628 04 - Madagascar.
(Vaghjee, Mauritius, via Passmann, Aug 2)
On Aug 2 I tried at 2130 and found 5950 completely empty, no carriers. Same Aug 3 at
1800 with Madagascar fine on 5009.5 at the same time. Also previous attempts failed.
(Finn Krone in DXW 75, Aug 5)
Finn, that 5950 freq is not 24 hour and when I've tuned in I get Arabic chanting. (2128)
The signal is good so could be coming from relatively close by. I will keep checking.
Have you any idea of supposed programme content? (Norrie)
yes, cf. above. Maybe Yemen you heard? Still no actual logs reported apart from
Mauritius. But would be nice, if it were a reality. (FK)
PAKISTAN
Latest printed sked from Radio Pakistan (July 1997) shows Slow Speed English
news bulletins at:
SeAS
0230-0245 15485 17705 7255 15125
West Europe
1100-1120 15465 17900
ME and NoAF/WeAF 1600-1630 9485 11565 15595
EaAF/SEAF
1600-1630 11935 15570.
(John Wright-AUS, via EDXP, Jul 26)
In Hindi: 0030-0100 UTC 9516 (ann as 6070) 7485 (x7255) kHz.
(Alok Dasgupta-IND, Aug 2)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Active stns from PNG which noted in the PHLs lately: 0950-1233 UTC
3205 3220 3235 3275 3305! 3315 3325 3335 3375 3395 3905 kHz.
3305 kHz in // to NBC progr 4890 kHz up to 1400* UTC. Afterwards NBC National progr
still on 4890 kHz. R Western 3305 kHz on low power approx. 2-5 kW, but seemingly using
new tx equipment. (Roland Schulze-PHL, Jul 27)
RUSSIA
Palana / Korjakskij Awtonomnaja Okruga / Kamtschatka: Radio Palana bcing local
progrs in local langs 0400-0430 and 2300-2345 UTC on 4520 kHz.
[Also Omsk registered on 4520 kHz 2300-1800 UTC 50 kW nondir.]
In May new stn Tarmenskoje Radio(?) Moscow started test bcs on 1233 kHz.
Starts at 0800 (LT?). Addr: Technitscheski Zentr Ostankino, ul. Akademika Korolewa 19,
Moscow, 127 727, Russia.
(Radio Rossii Klub DX Jun 30; via Andreas Erbe-D, Aug 3)
9865 kHz at 1500 UTC, Islamskaya Volna in Russian, after open carrier s/on with "Govorit
Moskva" and the usual opening announcements. Medium level with slight splash from
neighboring channels (SIO 343). Seems, these outlet is really beamed towards Tatarstan
as announced, the signal was weaker than on 9890 from Samara (running open carrier as
warm-up for s/off 1530). [Registered 1400-2300 UTC via Ekaterinburg with 240 kW in 265
degrees.] (Kai Ludwig-D, Aug 1)
R Station Pacific Ocean Vladivostok in Russian at 0730 UTC on 15490 kHz, observed by
Grigory Grigoriev in Russia on May 24th.
ST. HELENA
DAY will be on Oct 26th, this year.
www page and eMail experiment interlink of Lennart Deimert-SWE:
http://www.sthelena.se
Also Swedish DXer John Ekwall and Jan Tuner are involved in this action.
Updated on July 9th, 1997.
SOUTH AFRICA
Dxing at the Indian Ocean coast north of Durban. I have spent a week at
the Indian Ocean coast north of Durban and managed to sneak in a couple of evenings
DXing, primarily MW. I have never DXed from that location before and I could not believe
the difference in what could be heard there compared to Johannesburg. On a much shorter
antenna MW stns from the FE came in whole evening, and at times even some Australians.
At that time the ME stns are absolutely dominant here in Johannesburg, there they were
hardly audible. The difference is about 400 kms in direct line. Quite incredible. This,
coupled with my experience at Copperton some 800 kms S-W of Johannesburg (which strongly
and consistently favours reception from other parts of the world) convinces me that
location is probably more important than any other factor including the propagation
conditions, time of the year, solar activity etc., at least on MW. (Vashek Korinek-RSA
via DXW, Jul 27)
SWAZILAND
TWR in Urdu: 1400-1420 UTC 15310 (x15370) kHz [IDs 1400-1405 and px 14051420]. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Aug 2)
UKRAINE
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